§ 25-7-7. Persons to Whom Training Programs to Be Made Available; Establishing Fees; Eligibility
Subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Public Safety, the training program of the academy shall be made available to all firefighters and may also be made available to other persons who evidence interest in entering the fire-fighting profession. The board is authorized to prescribe fees to cover all or a […]
§ 25-7-8. Requirement of Attendance at Academy Training Programs; Effect of Academy Training Programs Upon Other Training Programs
It is not the intention of this chapter that it be mandatory that any firefighter be required to attend the academy. The training program established at the academy shall not supersede any training program for firefighters now in existence or hereafter established but shall be separate and apart from any other training programs for firefighters. […]
§ 25-7-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Fire Academy Act.” History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 1725, § 1.
§ 25-7-2. Creation; Purposes
There is created the Georgia Fire Academy, the purposes of which shall be, through training and research: To reduce the costs in suffering and property loss resulting from fire; To provide professional training to paid, volunteer, and other publicly or privately employed firefighters at a minimal cost to them and their employers; To assist the […]
§ 25-7-3. “Board” Defined
As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Public Safety. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1980, p. 431, § 1, effective July 1, 1980, abolished the Georgia Fire Academy Board. By the same law the General Assembly decreed that the Board of Public Safety replace any reference to the Georgia Fire Academy Board.
§ 25-7-4. Powers and Duties of Board of Public Safety as to Academy Generally; Selection and Compensation of Superintendent of Academy; Creation of Advisory Council; Selection and Reimbursement of Members
The Board of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to establish, operate, and maintain the Georgia Fire Academy for the purposes enumerated in Code Section 25-7-2. The board is authorized and empowered to do all things and to take whatever action is necessary to accomplish these purposes, including, but not limited to, the establishment and […]
§ 25-7-5. Responsibilities of Superintendent of Academy
The superintendent of the Georgia Fire Academy shall be responsible for the selection of a staff. He shall also be responsible for the execution of all policies, programs, directives, and decisions promulgated by the Board of Public Safety and for the direction of the staff and the daily operation of the academy. History. Ga. L. […]
§ 25-7-6. Administrative Assignment of Academy to Department of Public Safety; Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, and Donations by Board
The Georgia Fire Academy is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes only, as described in Code Section 50-4-3. The Board of Public Safety is authorized to accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of carrying out this chapter. The board is also authorized to accept property, both real and personal, […]