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Open Fire Academy fall classes

CERTIFICATION COURSES
We will begin opening registration for the October 2009 Classes. However, to help our sponsor maintain appropriate documentation, we must require all students to complete the Haywood Community college application. Before we can accept payment or send out enrollment keys, we must have this form. It can be sent by email to admin@openfireacademy.org or fax it to 715.479.2852. fire at night

Understand that registration is on a first come- first served basis. So act quickly.

The courses we are offering in October:
Fire Officer I10/26/200912/20/2009$60.00
Fire Officer II10/5/200911/29/2009$60.00
Fire Officer III 10/12/200912/6/2009$60.00
Fire Officer IV10/19/200912/13/2009$60.00

Fire Instructor I 10/5/200911/29/2009$60.00
Fire Instructor II 9/7/200911/1/2009$60.00
Fire Instructor III 10/5/200911/29/2009$60.00

Incident Safety Officer10/5/2009 11/29/2009$60.00

Fire and Life Safety Educator I 10/12/2009 21/6/2009 $60.00

Fire and Life Safety Educator I 10/19/2009 12/13/2009$60.00

Introduction to Visual Mind 11/2/2009 11/27/2009$50.00

Introduction to Wildland Behavior 11/2/2009 11/27/2009 $60.00

The link to download the proper registration form is:
http://openfireacademy.com/course/modedit.php?update=1723&return=0

REMEMBER: These are set up on first come/first serve, so you want to get into the class, get us the registration for ASAP as the class will fill up quickly.

TRAINING SESSIONS
We have seen many of you sign up for the openfireacademy.org email service. We hope you have found it to be helpful. But wouldn’t you like to take it further? In addition to an email and chat system, there is a calendar, word processor, spreadsheets, presentations (similar to your PowerPoint,) and much much more! The key with these is that everything is run from the web… no need to store on your computer and they are accessible from any computer with an internet connection or a smart phone with web access. We will be delivering an orientation training on how to use the apps package to get you going on using it to the fullest.

The course is free and registration is simple. There is a link on the main page called “OFA Apps Orientation”. Sign up there and you are ready to go. There are no tuition costs to take the course.

If your department would like to utilize OFA Apps in your department, you are welcome to use the OFA Apps for free. However, some have said they would like a departmental version for more security. If this is something you would like, contact admin@openfireacademy.org and we will get you started.

Open Fire Academy

In another example of the power of Open Source information, we recommend the Open Fire Academy.

Open Fire Academy is a nonprofit, collaborative resource for emergency services organizations and centers of learning. The key element of a community is that it evolves and expands based on its members commitment. Looking beyond simply building a web-based learning tool, we are creating a central point for sharing ideas, training resources, and research information by breaking down the barriers that hinder communication. As such, we are following the philosophy of Open Source Development by making the content of this community “free and open” to those who wish to utilize it and are open to sharing their own findings and information. The site itself is created and the content is generated by the staff, instructors, students, and committed members of the community.

Open Fire Academy. More to come.