The City of Tallahassee Fire Department Citizens’ Fire Academy is open to persons 18 or older who either live or work in the City of Tallahassee/Leon County. This is a 7-week program that is usually held in the Spring and the Fall and is comprised of once-a-week sessions approximately 3 hours in length. (Please note that students missing more than one (1) night of instruction will be dropped from the Academy. If you have other priorities at the present time, please do not submit an application to attend at this time.)

The program is designed for people who have a genuine desire to learn about the daily life of firefighters, who want to increase their fire and life safety awareness, and who wish to be more knowledgeable about the variety of services that the Tallahassee Fire Department offers. The academy concludes with a graduation celebration at which program participants receive a certificate of completion from the department.