05/15/2026
Fire school starts today! 🚒🔥
Good luck to all of our members attending this year. We hope you gain valuable experience, learn lots of new skills, and make great memories along the way. Stay safe, work hard, and represent our department proudly!
NSVFA Fire School starts tomorrow! Will you be joining us?
It’s not too late to attend—you can still register onsite (located in the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center) beginning at 7:00 AM on Friday, May 15th. Walk-in registration will be available for classes on a space-available basis.
We look forward to seeing you there for a great weekend of training, networking, and learning.
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The following classes still have availability on a first-come, first-served basis:
🧯 601: Building Construction, Tactics and Fireground Operations
🧯 602: Legal Smorgasbord (Saturday Only)
🧯 603: Fire Prevention: Building Stronger, Safer Nebraska Communities
🔥 605: Wildfire Leadership (1 space available)
🔥 606: Farm Emergencies and Extrications Practices (2 spaces available)
🧯 607: Introduction to Firefighting
🧯 608: Advanced SCBA
🔥 609: Basic Vehicle Extrication (2 spaces available)
🧯 610: Confined Space Rescue
🧯 611: Advanced Rope Rescue
🔥 612: Fireground Operations (3 spaces available)
🔥 613: Forcible Entry Techniques (10 spaces available)
🧯 615: Nebraska Fire Happenings
🔥 616: Fire Investigations (3 spaces available)
🧯 617: CSI – Nebraska
🧯 619: Grain Engulfment Training
🔥 621: Incident Leadership & Decision Making (1 space available)
🧯 622: Live Flashover Training & Mobile Live Burn Simulator
🔥 623: Union Pacific RR Preparing and Responding to Hazmat Incidents (7 spaces available)
🧯 624: Electric Vehicle (EV) Fire Training – Best Practices in the EV Era
🧯 628: Culture in the Firehouse
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The following classes will require a health safety check the day of Fire School, prior to class starting:
606: Farm Emergencies and Extrication Practices
607: Intro to Firefighting
608: Advanced SCBA
609: Basic Vehicle Extrication
610: Confined Space Rescue
611: Advanced Rope Rescue Techniques
612: Fireground Operations
613: Forcible Entry Techniques
614: Rural Water Supply
616: Fire Investigations
619: Grain Engulfment Training
622: Live Flashover Training & Mobile Live Burn Simulator
623: Union Pacific RR Preparing and Responding to Hazmat Incidents
624: Every Vehicle (EV) Fire Training - Best Practices in the EV Era
626: Machinery and You (Man vs. Machine)
627: Grand Island Fire Search Academy: LIVE FIRE
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⚠️Participants should arrive between 7:00–11:00 AM to complete the required health safety check. Classes begin at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 15.
⚠️ Important SCBA Requirement:
Individuals with beards, sideburns, or hairstyles that interfere with the proper seal of a breathing apparatus face piece will not be allowed to participate in classes requiring SCBA use. Protective hoods worn over beards are not approved.
📜 Class Certification:
Certain classes require mandatory hours of attendance. Students should make every effort to attend the full 12 hours of instruction. Unless otherwise indicated, students must attend at least 9 hours to receive a letter of certification, which will be mailed to the student’s fire department. Attendance is recorded daily.
