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 one week prior to class start.
Classes will be canceled unless 10 or more students are registered.
Email Dawn Way at dway@madisoncollege.edu for a registration form.
- Entry Level Firefighter (60 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
- Firefighter I (36 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
Madison College Protective Services Building: Thursdays starting February 20, 2025; 6:00 pm
Lake Mills: Thursdays starting March 6, 2025; 6:00 pm
Mount Horeb: Wednesdays starting February 26, 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
Randolph: Wednesdays starting March 5, 2025; 6:00 pm
Plain: Thursdays starting March 20, 2025; 6:30 pm - Firefighter II (42 hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fundamental of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Response, fourth edition
- 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
Delton: Thursdays starting January 23, 2025; 6:30 pm
For Mt, Horeb only Register Online: DO-Pumper
Mt. Horeb: Tuesdays starting January 21, 2025; 6:00 pm – register online, course # 66457
- Driver Operator – AERIAL (36 Hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, third edition
Pardeeville: Mondays starting February 24, 2025; 6:30 pm
Sun Prairie #2: Wednesdays starting March 5, 2025; 6:00 pmFor Fitchburg only Register Online: DO-Aerial
Fitchburg #3: Thursdays starting February 13, 2025; 6:30 pm – register online, course # 67120
- Fire Inspector (60 Hours)
Textbook: Jones & Bartlett; Fire Inspector: Principles and Practice.
- Fire Officer I (40 hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles and Practice, 4th edition
- Fire Officer II (40 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles and Practice, 4th edition
- Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I (40 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles & Practice, 3rd edition
Register Online: FESI 1
MFD #14: Thursdays starting January 23, 2025; 6:00 pm – register online, course #67850
- Fire and Emergency Services Instructor II (32 Hours)
Textbook: Jones/Bartlett Principles & Practice, 3rd edition
Register Online: FESI II
Madison College Protective Services: Mondays starting January 27, 2025, 6-9 pm - register online, Course #67042
- Hybrid Vehicle Safety
Textbook: None
Oregon: Tuesday, March 11, 2025; 6:00-10:00 pm
- NFA Incident Safety Officer Course (16 Hours)
Textbook: None
- Wildland Fire - S130, S190, L180 (40 Hours)
Textbook: None
Register Online: Wildland Fire
Madison College Protective Services: starting March 1, 2025, 8 am - register online, Course #66631
Madison College Protective Services: starting March 24, 2025, 8 am - register online, Course #67096 - 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: 7:30 am - 3:30 pm