Henderson County Career Academy, Firefighter

06/30/2020

03/12/2020

Cutting the A post for roof removal

03/12/2020

The Career Academy Firefighter students performed rescue practicals today. Hand and hydraulic tools were used to remove doors and the roof of the car. A big Thank You to B&R Towing for the car and the use of their facility!

03/03/2020

Career Academy Firefighter students competed in the Skills USA West Regional Rally yesterday. We scored 1st through 5th overall in several events and testing.Had fun competing against the McDowell Fire Academy students and look forward to the Skills USA State Conference in April. Congratulations to Andrew Bowen who took 1st place in our division!

10/11/2019

Fire prevention with Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue! Thank You for letting us participate.

06/09/2019

On Friday, hundreds of Henderson County high school seniors will turn their tassels and head out into the real world. But what happens next in their

05/10/2019

Students from the Henderson County Career Academy and Henderson County Early College learn about future jobs during the School-to-Work Career Expo Friday at the Innovative High Schools.

04/12/2019

Tim Bennison performing the equipment carry event, Skills USA 2019 State Conference.

04/12/2019

2019 Skills USA NC State Conference! Eli Griffin takes 4th place in the Firefighter National Competition. Great job and effort by all our students. We had a great time and enjoyed the chance to meet our other NC fire academy classes.

03/29/2019

The C.T.E. department at the Career Academy will be having a fund raiser at ACE Hardware tomorrow from 10:00 - 2:00 PM.The store is located at 911 Greenville Highway. Anyone who makes a donation will receive a hot dog and fixin's from Ace Hardware.

Thank you Ace Hardware, and Dr. Fernicola for giving us this opportunity!

02/27/2019

Skills USA Firefighter competition 2/22/19. The IHS Fire Academy along with students from the McDowell High School Fire Academy and Bryson City competed at the West Regional Skills Rally on Friday. All of the schools made a fine showing with close scoring in all of the events. The IHS Fire Academy took 1st, 3rd, and 5th in the Firefighter national events, 1st and 2nd in the Firefighter intermediate division! A special thanks to the firefighters from Blue Ridge Fire and Rescue, Valley Hill Fire and Rescue, and the Hendersonville Fire Department for assisting as judges, timers, and facilitators for the event! Looking forward to seeing Chief Autrey and his students in April at the state conference.