Mississippi State Fire Academy prepares emergency responders
Some say it is Mississippi’s best-kept secret, but the statistics don’t support it. The Mississippi State Fire Academy must be well known because 17,000 emergency responders and industry safety personnel requested and received training at the facility in 2009.
“That doesn’t count the thousands of volunteer firefighters we train annually in the field through our Extension Service Bureau,” said Curtiss Marbury, Instructor Chief with the State Fire Academy. “We’re extremely busy around here and, as a matter of fact, we’re currently booking reservations for 2011 and 2012.”
The State Fire Academy Executive Director, Reggie Bell, has been involved in training efforts in 36 states. “I’ve seen all their training facilities and to be very honest, we have the best in the nation, right here in Mississippi.”
