Fire Rescue Academy: Suppression Overview
Welcome to the Baltimore County Fire Rescue Academy's Suppression home page. On this site you will find links to suppression training, as well as certification information, for members of the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Special Interest Bulletins
If you have any ideas or articles, please put them together and e-mail them to FADO Gary Schwiegerath at the FRA. Our goal is to put a SIB out each quarter, or sooner if it is a hot topic. Learn more about Special Interest Bulletins.
- SIB #2 (PDF) deals with the new Chevrolet Volt, a high voltage electric vehicle.
EMS to Firefighter Bridge Program
The EMS to Firefighter Bridge program allows EMS personnel to be cleared to ride suppression equipment. View the program page page for further information on the application process.
Fire Apparatus Driver Operator
Fire Apparatus Driver Operators (FADO) are career personnel sanctioned to drive suppression equipment for the Baltimore County Fire Department. Procedures to become a FADO can be found on the FADO Turn-in page. View the FADO Turn In Procedure.
Burn Technician
Burn Technicians support the Fire Rescue Academy staff with live fire burn scenarios. These scenarios predominantly occur at the Fire Academy facility, but may also include acquired structures. A copy of the Burn Technician Application (PDF), as well as its prerequisites, can be viewed and downloaded here. Learn more about the Burn Technician process (PDF).
Revised January 12, 2012
