The County Fire Coordinators Office  coordinates, maintains and administers a number of programs and services for meeting the needs of local fire departments .
Intentional attempt to derail a train in Corinth
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https://dailygazette.com/2023/08/16/tracks-damaged-in-corinth-in-seeming-attempt-to-derail-train-fbi-says-10k-reward-offered-for-info/
CMH Physicals

Update Coming

To make appointments please call Karen Franceschi at 518-697-3356 during normal business hours.
 

New Training Announcements
As schools begin to ramp up I thought it worthwhile to share a couple of things regarding registering for classes in LMS:

If a firefighter has never taken a State Fire class they will not be in the LMS system. Click here for a cheat sheet on how to setup a new account in LMS.   The State is currently 3 weeks behind in processing requests.  Please keep that in mind when interested in taking a class.  I cannot register anyone for a class if they are not active in LMS.

Any firefighter that has taken a State Fire class in the past is in the LMS system.  There is a good chance they are inactive because there is no email address on file for them.  In this case  the easiest thing to do is send me your name (no nicknames) and email address and I can get you activated.  Currently, I can do that in a day or so.  Once activated the State will send you a password.   I cannot register anyone for a class if they are not active in LMS.
Registration in LMS is now open for:

​​​Basic Passenger Vehicle Rescue
PPE for HazMat Operations
Decontamination
School Bus Rescue - Classroom
School Bus Rescue - Skills

Click here to Register

Training Annoucement - 2023 Capital District Regional Offerings

Attached is a list of classes being offered on a regional basis in the Capital District for 2023
Updated 4/25/23


Click here for details
Firefighter I National Certification 

OFPC is  offering a number of opportunities this fall for people to get their FFI National Certification in the Capital District.  Students have four locations/dates to choose from for the skills portion of the exam, and two locations/dates to choose from for the written portion of the exam.  The student will register for the location/date they wish to take the skills exam, and then in the registration for that exam they will be asked which location/date they would like to take the written on.

Click here for more Information and to Register

The 2nd Annual ICS/EOC Academy will be hosted from October 1 – October 6, 2023 at University at Albany ETEC. Please see the below courses that are being offered:

Course: Incident Command System Emergency Operations Center Interface (G-191)
Date: October 2, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Incident Command System Emergency Operations Center Interface (G-191) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (I-300)
Date: October 2-4, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (I-300) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: Science of Disaster (L-102)
Date: October 2-4, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Science of Disaster (L-102) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions (G-2200)
Date: October 3, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions (G-2200) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: Public Information Basics (L-105)
Date: October 3-5, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Public Information Basics (L-105) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: EOC Resource Skillsets (G-2306)
Date: October 4-6, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: EOC Resource Skillsets (G-2306) - ICS/EOC Academy

Course: Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions (G-2300)
Date: October 4-6, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions (G-2300) - ICS/EOC Academy
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Course: ICS for Complex Incidents (I-400)
Date: October 5-6, 2023
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: SUNY ETEC; 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany NY, 12226
Registration: ICS for Complex Incidents (I-400) - ICS/EOC Academy


Additional Information:
The above registration links will bring you directly to the detailed information for the course. In order to register for a course, you will need to be signed in to the DHSES Learning Management System (LMS) Student Portal.

If you do not have an account in the DHSES LMS, please fill out a New User Account Access Request Webform . Accounts take 2-5 business days to be created.

Lodging:
  • You are eligible for lodging if your residence and official workstation are more than 50 miles from the Albany, NY and you are a state or local agency first responder from New York. Lodging is not available for federal employees or private industry participants.
  • You must request lodging at the time of training registration. If approved for lodging, you will receive an email with further instructions. Any person who reserves a room without proper approval may be held personally responsible for any charges incurred.
  • A credit card must be provided at check-in to cover incidentals. Students requesting accommodations must attend all required course sessions to be eligible for lodging. Failure to attend all sessions will result in the applicant being responsible for all expenses incurred.


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Columbia County Fire Coordinator's Office
50 Grandinetti Drive
Ghent, N.Y. 12075
 Office: (518) 822-8610