The State Fire Commissioner Act of 1995, places responsibility on the State Fire Commissioner for addressing the diverse training, operational, and informational needs of the Commonwealth’s fire and emergency services community. This means that the Commissioner is responsible for the development and operation of the State Fire Academy’s Resident Training, Local Level Training and Firefighter Certification Programs; the Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program; a program of Public Education and Information, the Pennsylvania Fire Information Reporting System and the Firefighter’s Memorial Flag program.
Edward A. Mann, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner
Items of Interest
NEW: 2012 State Fire Academy Resident Course Schedule Click here
NEW: 2011-12 VFCVAS GRANT APPLICATIONS APPROVED AND GRANT AWARDS AVAILABLE Click here
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The State Fire Commissioner Act of 1995, places responsibility on the State Fire Commissioner for addressing the diverse training, operational, and informational needs of the Commonwealth’s fire and emergency services community. This means that the Commissioner is responsible for the development and operation of the State Fire Academy’s Resident Training, Local Level Training and Firefighter Certification Programs; the Volunteer Loan Assistance Program and the Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program; a program of Public Education and Information, the Pennsylvania Fire Information Reporting System and the Firefighter’s Memorial Flag program.
