Office of Fire Prevention and Control
Training and Education
The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) strives to be a national recognized leader in fire services, delivering the highest quality, state of the art, and most comprehensive training, response, and technical assistance programs and services to emergency responders, local entities, and the citizens of New York State.
Training Programs Residential & Outreach
National & State
Certifications
Find information and resources on National and New York State Certifications offered by the OFPC.
Dynamic First Responder Training
Swift Water and Flood Training (SWFT)
The SWFT facility, located at the NYS State Preparedness Training Center, (SPTC) provides a unique training environment for swift water and flood rescue training. The facility includes a swift water channel, a vehicle in water rescue prop, an urban flood simulator and a rope rescue training tower. Training is open to all first responders and specific course offerings for technical rescue teams or regional partnerships are also available.
Training & Education
Forms and Guidance
Training related forms and applications.
Manuals for select training courses.
Minimum standards for firefighting personnel and outreach training programs.
Best practices and core competencies for firefighters.
Feasibility study of the various firefighter trainings available in New York.
Partnering in Fire Service Education
Advanced Education in Fire Science Programs
Degrees at a Distance
Empire State College's Center for Distance Learning is one of seven colleges across the country offering the Degrees at a Distance Program the National Fire Academy in a fully on-line environment.
NYS Colleges with Fire Programs
Find a directory with contact information for New York State Colleges offering Associate (2-year) Degree/Certificates, as well as Bachelors and Masters Degrees.
Degree Credit for OFPC Courses
OFPC Training & Education
Contact Information