Welcome to Franklin County Emergency Services website...

This site is intended to provide information on events, activities, training and safety to the Fire and EMS community in Franklin County. Please forward any site content ideas or information including any department events you would like to place on the calendar to Car 2 at the Office of Emergency Services.

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CLASSES BEING OFFERED IN 2022

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• TIMS (TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) - 10/3 & 10/5 @ 18:30 @ CONSTABLE FD
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• AERIAL DEVICE - BEGINING OCTOBER 10 @ 18:30 @ MALONE FD
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• INITIAL COMPANY OPS - OCTOBER 11 @ 18:00 @ TUPPER LAKE FD
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• SCHOOL BUS RESCUE - OCTOBER 17 & 19 @ 18:30 @ BLOOMINGDALE FD ~ CLOSED ~ CLASS IS FULL
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• LIVE FIRE REFRESHER TRAINING - NOVEMBER 7 & 14 @ 18:00 @ FRACO
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• Pro Board National Certification Exam for Firefighter 1 - NOVEMBER 15 & 17 @ 18:30 @ PAUL SMITHS/GABRIELS FD

              OFPC will be offering the Pro Board National Certification Exam for Firefighter 1 in Paul Smith’s November 15^th and 17^th as listed below.  Students wishing to take the exam will need to complete the National Cert Exam Application (attached) as well as the FF1 Live Fire Verification Form (attached) and return to ofpc-standards@dhses.ny.gov no later than COB November 1st.  

Firefighter 1 skills testing (Full PPE and SCBA required) – November 15^th starting at 6:30pm Paul Smith’s Fire Station, 68 State Route 86, Paul Smiths, NY 12970

Firefighter 1 written testing – November 17^th starting at 6:30pm Location to be determined near Paul Smith’s 

Students must attend and pass both skills testing and written testing in order to obtain Pro Board Certification.

 Prerequisites are listed on the application and below:

National Certification Exam Prerequisites

Note: Equivalent training, as determined by OFPC, may be deemed acceptable to meet the NYS course requirements listed. Firefighter I [NFPA 1001] 1. NYS Firefighter I course;*

2. First Aid/CPR meeting NFPA 1001 section 4.3;

3. Live Fire Suppression Verification Form AND

4. Training Authorization Letter

* NOTE: Completion of the following NYS courses are accepted as equivalent with the Firefighter I course for prerequisite purposes:

1. NYS Firefighting Essentials or Basic Firefighter Training Course;

2. NYS Initial Fire Attack or Intermediate Firefighter Course AND

3. NYS Hazardous Materials Operations course

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• FF 1 ~ SCBA/INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING OPS -BEGINING MARCH 14, 2023 @ 18:30 @ FRACO
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PLEASE GO TO TRAINING SIGN-UP TAB TO SIGN-UP & SEE CLASS DATES

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Guidance

Proclamation of State of Emergency - click - proclamation of state of emergency

From the Franklin County Sheriff - Suspension of Visitation - click - sheriffdept

Update From the Office of the County Manager - click - office of county manager

Update From the NYS Office of Emergency Management - click - nys office of emergency management

Information from New York State Governor's Office - click - nysgov

Information from New York State Department of Health - click - covid19

Information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) - click - cdc

 OFFICE OF THE AGING ~ Congregate Meal Cites (Adult Centers) - click - OFA