Search | Menu These courses are for people already working in the fire service.
Pre-registration is required for all courses and exams.
All classes are held at the fire department unless otherwise noted.
Students must be registered at least one week prior to class start.
Classes will be canceled unless 10 or more students are registered.
Starting Fall 2025, all fire classes will be online registration only.
- Entry Level Firefighter (60 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
Loganville: Thursdays starting September 4, 2025; 6:30 pm
- Firefighter I (36 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
Briggsville: Wednesdays starting September 3, 2025; 6:30 pm
McFarland: Wednesdays starting September 3, 2025; 6:30 pm
Poynette: Tuesdays starting August 19, 2025; 6:30 pm - Firefighter I (96 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
- Hazardous Materials Operations (20 Hours)
**HAZMAT is required before FF I State Certification**
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
Briggsville: Wednesdays TBA
McFarland: Wednesdays starting September 3, 2025; 6:30 pm
Poynette: Tuesdays starting August 19, 2025; 6:30 pm - Firefighter II (42 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
Mount Horeb: Wednesdays starting September 3, 2025; 6:30 pm
Marshall: Tuesdays starting September 2, 2025; 6:00 pm
- Entry Level Driver Operator - Pumper (30 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Entry Level Driver Operator - Aerial (6 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Entry Level Driver Operator - Tender (6 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Driver Operator - PUMPER (66 Hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, third edition
Register Online: DO-Pumper
Cottage Grove: Mondays starting August 11, 2025; 6:30 pm
- Driver Operator – AERIAL (36 Hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, third edition
Register Online: DO-Aerial
Fort Atkinson: TBA
Cottage Grove: TBA
Sauk City: Thursdays starting September 4, 2025; 6:30 pm
Mount Horeb: Tuesdays starting September 2, 2025;
- Fire Inspector (60 Hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett; Fire Inspector: Principles and Practice.
Fitchburg: Thursdays starting September 4, 2025; 6:30 pm
- Fire Officer I (40 hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles and Practice, 4th edition
McFarland: Thursdays starting September 18, 2025;
- Fire Officer II (40 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles and Practice, 4th edition
McFarland: Thursdays starting September 18, 2025;
Mount Horeb: Thursdays TBA
Fitchburg: Wednesdays TBA - Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I (40 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles & Practice, 3rd edition
Register Online: FESI 1
- Fire and Emergency Services Instructor II (32 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles & Practice, 3rd edition
Register Online: FESI II
- Hybrid Vehicle Safety
Textbook: None
- NFA Incident Safety Officer Course (16 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Wildland Fire - S130, S190, L180 (40 Hours)
- Smoke Reading (3 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Water Mapping Prop Training (TTT) (8 Hours)
Textbook: None
- HAZMAT Refresher (9 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Fireground Strategies and Tactics (24 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Fire Investigation (16 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Transitional Fire Attack (6 Hours)
Textbook: None
- FlameSim (2 Hours)
Textbook: None
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Madison Truax Campus
Protective Services Building, 100
1701 Wright Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm