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      • Mike Grant Plumas County Sheriff's Office
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​The Quincy Fire Academy
A regional academy, now in it's 15th year

The Quincy Fire Academy - Our Annual Regional Fire Academy Led by Quincy

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Most of the Class of 2017 with most of the Instructors. Not all instructors help every weekend.
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Watch the 3-minute video compilation below of the 2016 Academy, mostly consisting of time-lapse photography. Much of the training provided is shown, but not all. See the second video at the bottom of the page for an overview of the home-made burn training room with Quincy Fire Chief Robbie Cassou. Click on the symbol on the lower right between HD and vimeo to see in full screen.

Scroll through the documents below for the UPDATED 2017 flyer and application. You can download also by clicking the arrow in the lower right.




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One of the group photos from the 2015 Academy - this one includes students, some of the instructors, and the Quincy Support Team members who assisted that day with rehabilitation, snacks, coffee, etc. Photo by Tom Forster
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This note and photo was sent to Fresno Captain Pete Dern, who was in the hospital recovering from burn injuries suffered after falling through the roof at a residential structure fire. Friends suggested FD's send him a note to help keep his spirits up.
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The group photo from the 2016 Quincy Fire Academy, #14. This photo include some of the many volunteer instructors, and to the far right (white shirt) Michael Williams, Executive Director of the Fire Services Training Institute, and Chief Ronny J. Coleman, retired California State Fire Marshal and the keynote speaker at the graduation (red shirt, black jacket).

Learn more about the live fire training structure, or "burn building" built for the Quincy Fire Protection District in the video below. Click on the symbol on the lower right between HD and vimeo to see in full screen.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Fire Departments
    • Beckwourth FPD
    • Bucks Lake FD
    • Chester FD
    • Crescent Mills Fire Protection District
    • Eastern Plumas Rural FPD (& C Road)
    • Graeagle FPD
    • Greenhorn Creek FD
    • Hamilton Branch Fire Protection District
    • Indian Valley FD
    • La Porte FPD
    • Long Valley VFD
    • Meadow Valley FPD
    • Peninsula Fire Protection District
    • Plumas County OES
    • Plumas Eureka FD
    • Portola FD
    • Quincy FPD
    • Sierra Valley FPD
    • U.S. Forest Service, Plumas NF
    • West Almanor FPD (& Prattville)
  • Members Only Section
  • Awards & Recognition
    • Chief Robbie Cassou Instructor of the Year Award >
      • 2012 Tom Forster, Asst. Chief Plumas Eureka FD
      • 2013 John Gay, Captain Quincy FPD
      • 2014 Ed Ward, Chief Graeagle FPD
      • 2015 Frank Carey, Assistant Fire Chief Quincy FPD
      • 2016 Dony Sawchuk, Captain, Quincy FPD
      • 2017 David Schmid Quincy FPD
    • Steve Tolen Leadership in EMS Perpetual Award >
      • 2015 Peter Beck, Plumas District Hospital, retired
      • 2016 Ed Ward, Chief Graeagle FPD
      • 2017 Matt Brown & Sam Blesse, Care Flight REMSA
    • Chief Ronny J. Coleman, Honorary Member PCFCA
    • Recognition of Retiring Fire Chiefs
    • Special Recognition >
      • Mike Grant Plumas County Sheriff's Office
  • Inside the Fire House
    • An Introduction to Fire Departments
    • Why do Fire Departments provide Emergency Medical Services?
    • How Good is your Fire Department? A review of Rating Systems
    • What is the Plumas County Fire Chiefs Association?
    • Helping Each Other - what is Mutual or Automatic Aid between FD's?
    • The Little Dispatch That Could - Plumas County Sheriff's Office Dispatch
    • What's Required to Drive Fire Engines Legally and Safely
    • On Obtaining Newer Fire Engines
    • Recognizing Great Service!
    • What is a Firefighters Muster?
  • Biographies
  • Emergency Medical Care Committee
  • Firewise Communities
  • Former Fire Departments
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Group Calendar
  • Join Us - We are Recruiting!
  • Major Fires & Incidents
    • 2013 Pizza Factory Fire, Quincy CA
    • 2015 Ponderosa Bowling Alley, Portola CA
    • 2017 Minerva 5 Incident, Quincy
  • Memorials
    • Chief Tom Forster, Plumas Eureka FD
    • Chief Andy Anderson, Quincy FD
    • Richard Bruce "Dick" "Specs" Matheny, USFS
    • Sparky Cassou, Quincy FPD
    • William "Bill" Floyd Hopman Quincy FPD
    • Steve Tolen, Quincy FPD, PDH, EMCC
  • Partner Law and Related Agencies
    • Plumas County Sheriff's Office
  • Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
    • 2016 Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
    • 2017 Plumas Sierra County Fair Firefighters Muster
  • Quincy Fire Academy
  • The Quincy FPD Support Team
  • Regional Training
    • Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator 1A CFSTES
    • Emergency Medical Technician - 1
    • FSTEP Auto Extrication
    • Live Fire Training
  • Related Links