Georgia Code, Title 25, Chapter 7 - Georgia Fire Academy

• § 25-7-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Fire Academy Act."
• § 25-7-2 - Creation; Purposes
  There is created the Georgia Fire Academy, the purposes of which shall be, through training and research: (1) To reduce the costs in suffering...
• § 25-7-3 - "Board" Defined
  As used in this chapter, "board" means the Board of Public Safety.
• § 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
  (a) The Board of Public Safety is authorized and empowered to establish, operate, and maintain the Georgia Fire Academy for the purposes enumerated in...
• § 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...
• § 25-7-6 - Administrative Assignment of Academy to Department of Public Safety; Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, and Donations by Board
  (a) The Georgia Fire Academy is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes only, as described in Code Section 50-4-3.(b) The...
• § 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...
• § 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...

Last modified: October 14, 2016