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Dear Students, The Zoom link has now been fixed. If you still can’t get in, please close all Zoom tabs in your browser, go back to the email and click  the link to start over. As an alternative,  you can log into the LMS (where you registered for the class) , click  on My Courses (on the top in the yellow stripe) and then click today’s class name. Jolene

Dear Students, Please note, the correct and only date scheduled for Drill Ground Instructor at Mercer County Fire Academy, is Wednesday, March 26. There is no Drill Ground Instructor class scheduled on April 25  at that location. The Spring Course Brochure pdf has the correct information listed. Please continue to use the course brochure pdf for all your planning and verification purposes. The Fire Safety Training Program

Dear Students, Please note, the following class has been cancelled: Vehicle Technology Issues and Concerns for Today’s Responder and Instructor Saturday, March 22, 2025 Toms River Fire Academy We apologize for any inconvenience. The Fire Safety Training Program

Dear Students, Here are some frequently asked questions and answers: Is there a “wait list” for full classes? Answer: No. We suggest that you continue to try to register up until noon the day before as other students may withdraw due to conflicts that occur. Please see number 5 if you need to withdraw. Please see number 6 if you get a “No show” on your transcript. I don’t have access to the Firefighter Cert app on the myNJ site. (www.nj.gov). How do I get this? Answer: Please email us at firesafety@kean.edu to request an authorization code. Please include your first and last name, email address and DFS ID number with your request. I don’t see credit for a class I took on the myNJ site. How do I get this credited? Answer: Please email us at firesafety@kean.edu with your name, DFS ID number, the name of the class, the date of the class and the location of the class so we can check the roster. Please allow at least 30 days from the date of the class to give us time to receive the roster. I don’t see credit for a class I attended on the LMS site where I register for classes. How do I get this corrected? (https://keanolt.ourclassroom.net/) Answer: We do NOT currently use this site for credit tracking. The site you should check is www.nj.gov. This is where your myNJ account is located. Please see question 2 if your account doesn’t have the firefighter cert app. How do I withdraw from a class? Answer: Go to our website, https://www.keanfiresafety.com/new-process-to-withdraw-from-courses/ and follow the instructions on this page. Please note, withdraws must be completed before 8:30 a.m. the day before the class. How do I get a “No show” removed from my transcript? Answer: For classes that are full prior to the class date, we will no longer change a “No show” to a withdraw if you fail to attend, unless you have an emergency. We have many students who are asking to attend full classes. Please withdraw if you are unable to attend. If you have an emergency, please email us at firesafety@kean.edu with relevant information (reason, date of class, location, name of class, your DFS ID, your name, etc.)

Dear Students, We have made some corrections to the courses on the LMS platform where registration/enrollment takes place. Please note the following changes: The correct date for Introduction to Fire Pumps and Dive into NFPA 20 is Wednesday, June 4 at Sprinkler Fitter’s Local Union 696. The correct dates for Water Supplies and Sprinkler Systems at Chubb are Wednesday, March 26 and Friday, April 4. We would like to remind you to please use the Course Brochure for all planning purposes and please confirm that your registration matches the information in the Course Brochure.  We ask you to verify your course selections using the brochure, because in the event of a conflict of information, we go by what is published in the Course Brochure pdf. The Course Brochure pdf can be found at the following link: https://www.keanfiresafety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FireSafety_Spring2025_1.pdf . You can also access it by going directly to our website, www.keanfiresafety.com and then scrolling over Course Brochure. The drop-down menu on our site also provides you with a link to the CEU Matrix which is printable as a separate document. Additionally, email confirmations should be verified against the Course Brochure pdf. The brochure contains information regarding how to register, class start times and locations, as well as academy addresses and driving directions. You can use the CEU Matrix at the end of the brochure to find the page number and credit information for each class. The “course catalogue” on the registration page (the site you’re directed to after clicking the Login button) is NOT the same as the Course Brochure pdf on our website. Lastly, once you’re registered for classes, please check the blogs on our website on a frequent basis and before travelling to any academy. We will post important information such as delays, cancellations, and/or changes in that space. We also send email notifications, but due to the varying and technical nature of firewalls, security, etc., we have seen an increase in blocked email and/or emails being directed to junk/spam files; this is why it is important to be in the habit of checking our blogs and a scrolling through them to the last one you previously remember reading. If you need to withdraw from any class, please follow the instructions found on our website. From our home page, hover over the words “Course Brochure” click on “New Process to Withdraw” or click this link: https://www.keanfiresafety.com/new-process-to-withdraw-from-courses/  we ask that you withdraw at least 24 hours prior to the start of the class. Thank you for your support and consideration in this effort at communication. See you in class… The Fire Safety Training Program Staff

Dear Students, Additional seats have been added to the following classes. This is in addition to classes that were updated earlier this week. We ask that if you’re already registered for a Core class this spring, that you wait to enroll in any more until the week before the class, so that other folks have an opportunity to attend at least one of the Core classes. The list of  Core classes may be found on page 17 of the Course Brochure. https://www.keanfiresafety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FireSafety_Spring2025_1.pdf   Gloucester County Fire Academy Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Code Update Gloucester County Fire Academy Saturday, April 12, 2025 Solar Power; Strategy & Tactics for 1st Responders Gloucester County Fire Academy Saturday, April 26, 2025 RECEO-VS Revisited for Private Dwelling Fires Gloucester County Fire Academy Friday, May 2, 2025 Hazardous Materials-Bulk Storage to Big Box Stores Gloucester County Fire Academy Saturday, May 10, 2025 Leadership for the Fire Service Instructor Bergen County Fire Academy Thursday, April 10, 2025 Code Update Bergen County Fire Academy Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Active and Passive Fire Protection in the Built Environment

Please be advised that we are aware of the Federal Government’s pause on in- person classes at the National Fire Academy. As of today, we are proceeding with the weekend as planned for May 31- June 1, 2025. Contingency plans are also being developed by my Office to ensure that there will be no disruption in training aside from possible location change. We will update students as we get information. In the event the weekend is cancelled, all registration payments will be returned to students. If you have any questions please email me at kgrant@exchange.kean.edu Respectfully, Karen Grant

Dear Students, Please note, that the Withdraw process, must be completed on a computer or laptop. It will NOT work on a Cell phone or other mobile device. Thank you, The Fire Safety Training Program

Dear Students, Additional seats have been added to the following classes. We ask that if you’re already registered for a Core class, that you wait to enroll in any more until the week before the class so that other folks have an opportunity to attend at least one of the Core classes. The list of  Core classes may be found on page 17 of the Course Brochure. https://www.keanfiresafety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FireSafety_Spring2025_1.pdf These classes have added seats: Camden County Fire Academy Wednesday, April 2, 2025 HazMat for Fire Inspectors: Alternative Fuels and Lithium Batteries Camden County Fire Academy Friday, April 4, 2025 Principles of Modern Building Construction Camden County Fire Academy Saturday, May 3, 2025 Thinking Beyond First Due at Townhouse and Multi-Residential Complexes Camden County Fire Academy Monday, May 5, 2025 High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges Camden County Fire Academy Thursday, May 15, 2025 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Automatic Sprinkler Systems: NJIFC and NFPA 25 Camden County Fire Academy Friday, May 23, 2025 Harassment, Diversity and Social Media: Issues for the Emergency Services Middlesex County Fire Academy Saturday, April 5, 2025 Fire Incident Report Writing Middlesex County Fire Academy Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Education Facilities – UFC Inspections Middlesex County Fire Academy Tuesday, April 15, 2025 HAZMAT for the Fire Inspector: Flammable Solids and Gases Middlesex County Fire Academy Thursday, April 17, 2025 Insights on Rowhouse and Rowframe Construction, Occupancies and Operations Middlesex County Fire Academy Monday, April 28, 2025 Subchapter 4: “Retro-fit Requirement” Where are we now Middlesex County Fire Academy Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Battery Power & Energy Storage Systems Awareness & Operations for First Responders Middlesex County Fire Academy Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Managing The Local Enforcing Agency Middlesex County Fire Academy Saturday, March 29, 2025 Drill Ground Instructor Morris County Fire Academy Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Battery Power & Energy Storage Systems Awareness & Operations for First Responders Morris County Fire Academy Friday, April 25, 2025 Code Update Morris County Fire Academy Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Understanding Fire Protection Systems: Warehouse and Big Box Retail Occupancies Morris County Fire Academy Friday, May 30, 2025 Principles of Modern Building Construction

Dear Students, The following classes are currently at maximum capacity. If we’re able to increase the number of seats, we’ll will make an announcement in this space on Monday. Until that time, please be aware that there are plenty of seats in other classes that are available. For those students who are enrolled in one or more of the following classes, we have many people who would like to enroll. If you find that you are unable to attend, you must withdraw at least 48 hours in advance of the class start time. The process to withdraw is as follows: Step 1 Click on “My Courses” on the site where you registered (in the upper yellow bar) Step 2 Click on the name of the class you wish to unenroll from Step 3 Click on the picture of the gear box Step 4 Click the gear Step 5 Click the link to “unenrol” Step 6 Click the button to “Continue” Step 7 Click “My Courses”  to confirm if the class you just unenrolled from is no longer listed Failure to attend a full class will result in a no-show. Here are the classes that are currently full: Monday, April 14, 2025 Strategies and Tactics:  Command Size-up and Scene Reporting Tuesday, March 25, 2025 HazMat for Fire Inspectors: Alternative Fuels and Lithium Batteries Wednesday, April 2, 2025 HazMat for Fire Inspectors: Alternative Fuels and Lithium Batteries Wednesday, March 26, 2025 HAZMAT for Fire Inspectors: Container Shapes and Common Chemicals Thursday, April 3, 2025 HAZMAT for Fire Inspectors: Container Shapes and Common Chemicals Monday, April 14, 2025 Hazmat for Inspectors: Aerosols, Compressed Gases, and Unstable and Reactive Materials Tuesday, April 15, 2025 HAZMAT for the Fire Inspector: Flammable Solids and Gases Wednesday, April 23, 2025 DFS Criminal Activity Awareness Wednesday, May 14, 2025 DFS Criminal Activity Awareness Thursday, March 27, 2025 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Effective budgeting for the Fire Official Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Smoke Alarms for Residential Applications Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Tips and Tools for Effective Inspections Thursday, April 3, 2025 Leadership Wisdom Friday, April 4, 2025 Fire Incident Report Writing Saturday, April 5, 2025 Fire Incident Report Writing Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Drill Ground Instructor Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Drill Ground Instructor Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Lithium ion/Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery LIB/LFP Fires and Emergencies Today Monday, April 21, 2025 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Automatic Sprinkler Systems: NJIFC and NFPA 25 Thursday, May 15, 2025 Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Automatic Sprinkler Systems: NJIFC and NFPA 25 Tuesday, April 1, 2025 NJIFC 2018 Chapter 9 Fire Protection System Requirements Monday, April 28, 2025 Subchapter 4: “Retro-fit Requirement” Where are we now Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Understanding Fire Protection Systems: Warehouse and Big Box Retail Occupancies Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Wood Frame  & Ordinary Construction Principles Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Wood Frame  & Ordinary Construction Principles Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Education Facilities – UFC Inspections Thursday, April 17, 2025 Insights on Rowhouse and Rowframe Construction, Occupancies and Operations Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Managing The Local Enforcing Agency Friday, April 4, 2025 Principles of Modern Building Construction Friday, May 30, 2025 Principles of Modern Building Construction Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Dry Pipe, Deluge and Pre-Action Systems Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Water Supplies and Sprinkler Systems Friday, April 4, 2025 Water Supplies and Sprinkler Systems Friday, March 21, 2025 Code Update Friday, March 28, 2025 Code Update Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Code Update Thursday, April 10, 2025 Code Update Friday, April 11, 2025 Code Update Friday, April 25, 2025 Code Update Thursday, May 22, 2025 Code Update Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Battery Power & Energy Storage Systems Awareness & Operations for First Responders Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Battery Power & Energy Storage Systems Awareness & Operations for First Responders Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1 and 2, 2025 Strategy & Tactics for Initial Company Operations