The report recommends sending new recruits from small-scale fire departments in Central Texas to the hybrid version of the TEEX Fire Academy based on its facilities, equipment, and certifications offered. Though it has the highest cost of $5,700, TEEX's hybrid program provides extensive hands-on training opportunities through its superior training facilities and props over 111 days, while still offering IFSAC and Pro Board Firefighter I & II certifications. While slightly more expensive, its rigorous training better prepares firefighters for life-threatening situations compared to other area academies.

1. Recommendation Report
for
Small-Scale Fire Departments
“Most Advantageous Fire Academy to Send New Recruits”
Masen Speir

2. Advanced Organizer
• Introduction
• Fire Academies
• Methods
• Results: Pricing/Certifications
• Results: Course Time Breakdown
• Results: Facilities/Equipment/Props
• Results: Organized Data
• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• References

3. Fire Fighting
• Firefighter Deaths, 2013
• Fire Fighting and the Influence on the Body
• Small Scale Fire Departments
• Importance of Firefighter Safety Taught Through Training

4. Fire Academies
• TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field
(College Station, TX)
• Texas Fire Academy
(San Marcos, TX)
• Northeast Texas Fire Academy
(Sulphur Springs, TX)

5. Methods:
How Do They Stack Up?
• Pricing/Certifications?
• Facilities/Equipment/Props?
• Class lecture hours, live/hands-on training, and
overall course length?
• Compile all researched data and provide an
overall best choice?

6. Results:
Pricing/Certifications
Pricing of Each Academy
$5,300
$5,700
$2,700
$3,075
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
Teex (Full) Teex
(Hybrid)
Northeast
Texas
(Full)
Texas Fire
Academy
(Hybrid)
Cost $
Fire Academy
Pric…
Certifications Available
TEEX Fire Academy (Full Course)
• IFSAC Firefighter I&II
• Pro Board Firefighter I&II
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Hazardous Materials Operations
TEEX Fire Academy (Partial Online)
• IFSAC Firefighter I&II
• Pro Board Firefighter I&II
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Hazardous Materials Operations
Northeast Texas Academy (Full Course)
• Pro Board Firefighter I&II
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Hazardous Materials Operations
Texas Fire Academy (Partial Online Course)
• Pro Board Firefighter I&II
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Hazardous Materials Operations

7. Results:
Course Time Breakdown
84
Total Time Completion of Academies
Online Days In Class/Live Training Days
21
84 77
0
90
0
126
250
200
150
100
50
0
Teex (Full) Teex (Hybrid) Northeast Texas
Academy (Full)
Texas Fire Academy
(Hybrid)
Days to Complete
Fire Academy

8. Results:
Facilities/Equipment/Props
TEEX (Full Course)
• 297 Acre Facility
• 132 Specific Training Stations
• Portable Extinguisher Fires (#17)
• Aircraft Fires (#30)
• Process Complex Fires (#31)
• Pipe Rack Fires (#32)
• Compressor Station Fires (#33)
• Chemical Complex Fires (#34)
• Special Hazard Area Fires (#41)
• Pump Alley Fires (#42)
• Aerial Cooler Fires (#43)
• Bulk Storage Fires (#45)
• Rail Car Loading Rack Fires (#46)
• Tank & Dike Fires (#47)
• Structural Burn Complex Fires
(#50-51)
• Warehouse Fires (#53)
• Apartment/Commercial/Retail C
omplex Fires (#56, #63)
• Gas Transport Fires (#64)
• LPG Transport Fires (#65)
• LPG-Fires/Vapor Dispersion
(#66)
• Well Head (#67)
• Ship (#80-82)
• LNG Fires (#88)
• Ranking (facilities, props,
equipment): #1
TEEX (Hybrid Course)
• Same as TEEX Full
Course
• Ranking (facilities, props,
equipment): #1
Northeast Texas Academy
(Full Course)
• Four Story Drill Tower
• Burn House
• Car Fire Simulator
• Propane Fire
• Urban Search and Rescue
• Ventilation Simulator
• Extrication Props
• Drafting Pit
• High Angle Rescue Prop
• Rappelling Prop
• Ranking (facilities, props,
equipment): #3
Texas Fire Academy
(Hybrid)
• Working Fire Station
• Simulated Fire Props
• Simulated Rescues
• Simulated Hazardous
Materials Prop
• Ranking (facilities, props,
equipment): #4

9. Results:
Organized Data

10. Fire Academy Cost $
Time to
Complete
Facilities,
Equipment,
Props Rankings
Certifications
TEEX (Full) $5,300 84 Days #1 IFSAC Firefighter
I&II
Pro Board
Firefighter I&II
TEEX (Hybrid) $5,700 111 Days #1 IFSAC Firefighter
I&II
Pro Board
Firefighter I&II
Northeast Texas
Fire Academy
(Full)
$2,700 84 Days #3 Pro Board
Firefighter I&II
Texas Fire
Academy
(Hybrid)
$3,075 203 Days #4 Pro Board
Firefighter I&II

11. Conclusions
• After reviewing and comparing TEEX Fire
Academy (Full Course & Hybrid), Northeast
Fire Academy, and Texas Fire Academy we
found many factors that differ between each
academy. They each differ in cost and
certifications, time to complete, and what
facilities are provided at each location.

12. Recommendations
• The best recommendation to the smaller scale fire departments of
Central Texas is to put their recruits through the Online/Hybrid version
of TEEX Fire Academy.
• This is because TEEX’s Hybrid Fire Academy offers the critical training it
takes to keep a firefighter safe and prepared on the job. Its superior
training facilities, props, and equipment allows recruits to be
introduced to a number of powerful scenarios and situations that
Northeast Texas Fire Academy and Texas Fire Academy cannot provide.
• TEEX’s Hybrid Academy takes only slightly longer to complete than the
full course but provides the flexibility of an online course while recruits
receive the same certifications plus IFSAC Firefighter I&II, and it is still
92 days shorter than Texas Fire Academy.
• Yes, at $5,700 it is the most expensive option, however, in the fire
service training is not the place to cut corners. Proper and vigorous
training saves the lives of firefighters.

13. References
• Rita F. Fahy, Paul R. LeBlanc and Joseph L. Molis (2014). Firefighter Fatalities in the United States.
Retrieved from http://www.nfpa.org/
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014). Occupational Outlook Handbook—Firefighting. Retrieved from
http://www.bls.gov/
• Mika Calfee (2014). Fire Service Hiring & Training Practices. Fire Service Information. Retrieved from
http://www.fireserviceinfo.com/
• Rene Rossi (2014). Fire Fighting and the Influence on the Body. Ergonomics, volume 46, issue 10.
Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/
• A Member of the Texas A&M University System (2014). Firefighter Recruit Academy. Retrieved from
http://www.teex.com/
• Northeast Texas Fire Academy (2014). Retrieved from http://www.fireskills.com/
• Hays County Emergency Services District #3 (2014).Texas Fire Academy. Retrieved from
http://www.texasfireacademy.com/