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Century College is a public community college in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It is a member of the Minnesota State system. It is a member of the Minnesota State system. It was founded in 1967 as Lakewood State Junior College and in 1996 merged with Northeast Metro Technical College to become Century College.
The college campus was purchased by the U.S. Government in 1979 for use as the National Emergency Training Center. NETC is home to the National Fire Academy, United States Fire Administration, Emergency Management Institute (EMI), which is operated by the Directorate of Preparedness branch of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
In the 20th century, the nature of an American firefighter's job began to change. Structural firefighting was still the main purpose of the department, but more specialized training and education, such as for high-rise structure fires, confined space environments, and building construction education were included and emphasized.
Del Mar College has invested $1.7 million in new emergency response training props and equipment to help train students as well as Coastal Bend industry employees.
Scott was the co-sponsor of the 1968 “Fire and Safety Research Act.” Citing a hotel fire in Tyrone, Pennsylvania that killed 12 persons, Scott advocated for “broader and uniform training on a national scale.” Fire Chief Magazine, March 1973
CFA Training College, Fiskville was the training college for members of the Country Fire Authority (CFA), a large, predominantly volunteer fire and emergency service which has legislative responsibility for fire and emergencies in regional Victoria, Australia.
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Washington State Fire Training Academy seen from slopes of Mailbox Peak. The fire training academy is on a 51-acre (21 ha) campus that consists of four classrooms, a two-story dormitory with 20 rooms, and training areas. [30] The largest training area is a six-story "burn building" that is used for search and rescue training. [32]