The Hands-on Training Specialists
Offering one of the finest emergency response programs and training facilities in the world, the University of Nevada, Reno Fire Science Academy (FSA) includes a 426-acre, state-of-the-art training campus in Carlin, Nevada, as well as specialized training programs — conducted on-site or customized and offered anywhere in the world. The FSA’s vast hands-on training facility and comprehensive programs are designed to challenge even the most seasoned personnel, serving private-sector industries including petrochemical, aviation, mining, technology, transportation and hospitality as well as municipal, county, state, federal and international agencies and governments. Backed by years of training expertise, the academy’s instructors, industry experts and staff support a renowned classroom curriculum augmented by exceptional hands-on training exercises for real-life incident command and response.

The FSA’s training campus in Carlin, Nevada, includes:
• Full-scale burnable props, utilizing liquid petroleum fuel in real-life situations
• Multilevel replica of an oil refinery operation
• 70-foot foam fire suppression tank
• Training grounds and props for hazardous materials, rescue and extrication exercises
• Turnout building with gear and rescue equipment rentals, showers and locker rooms
• Multimedia classrooms
• Spacious dining facility


The FSA conducts training courses and consulting in:
• Industrial Fire Fighting
• Crisis and Emergency Management
• Incident Command and Response
• Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
• Industrial Rescue
• Hazardous Materials

Mine Fire Fighting and Mine Rescue
• Instructor and Train-the-Trainer Programs
• Specialty Training and Customized Programs

 

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FSA is a program of the University of Nevada, Reno.                                 
Last updated: 
August 24, 2009. Maintained by UNR/FSA Staff (email: fireacademy@unr.edu)