Alabama Fire College

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

Week 6 of recruit school is coming to an end, and the rookies are getting some hands-on experience with vehicle extrication tools. OFD's recruit, Noah Freeman, is pictured here working with a hydraulic cutting tool.

10/15/2026

Combat Ready Fire Training hosted by CAFCA
📅 October 20, 2026
⏰ 8am-5pm
📍 Mountain Brook Community Church
💰 $75 in-state / $100 out-of-state
🍽️ Lunch provided by NAFECO

🔥 Morning Session: **FIRST ALARM STRATEGY + TACTICS: Fireground Decision Making for Company Officers and ICs**

Explore critical first-alarm decisions and practical strategies for working fires in single-family, multi-family, and commercial occupancies. Students will examine proven decision-making models for evaluating conditions, establishing strategy, selecting tactics, and coordinating engine and truck company operations.

🚒 Afternoon Session: **BEYOND SIDEWALK SUPERVISION: Fireground Command Staff Development Program**

Learn how a structured command staff model can improve operational effectiveness, accountability, and firefighter safety. This program addresses the increasingly complex fireground environment, firefighter injuries and LODDs, command oversight, and strategies for reducing fireground chaos.

👉 Register online: www.alabamafirecollege.org/events

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

And Huntsville Coming soon..
***This one is off cycle due to state conference***

10/13/2026

🔥 Alabama firefighters: this pilot course is fee-waived! Students will be responsible for the textbook. Call 1(800)241-2467 or email [email protected].

🚒 Fire Officer IV – Pilot Course!

Take the next step in your fire service leadership development. Register now for Fire Officer IV at the Alabama Fire College, October 26–30.

📘 This pilot course will use the NEW Jones & Bartlett Chief Officer: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition, ISBN: 9781284317046

🔗 Register today: www.alabamafirecollege.org/officer4

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

🚨 MOVE OVER, ALABAMA! 🚨
🟡 SLOW DOWN. MOVE OVER. SAVE LIVES. 🟡

October is Slow Down, Move Over Awareness Month, and the Alabama Towing and Recovery Association (ATRA) wants to remind every motorist that the people working along our highways deserve to make it home safely!

🚔 👮🏻‍♂️Law Enforcement
🚒👨🏼‍🚒 Firefighters & First Responders
🚑 🧑🏻‍⚕️EMS Personnel
🪝⛓️ Tow Truck Operators
⚡️🚰 Utility Workers
🚧 👷🏼‍♂️Road Construction & Maintenance Crews
🚚 Sanitation & Recycling Workers

THEY’RE WORKING JUST FEET OR INCHES FROM MOVING TRAFFIC. YOUR ACTIONS COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES!

⚖️ KNOW ALABAMA’S MOVE OVER LAW!

Under the John Hubbard Move Over Act (Alabama Code § 32-5A-58.2):

🛣️ MULTI-LANE HIGHWAYS & INTERSTATES
✅ Move over one lane when safe to do so.
✅ If you cannot safely change lanes, slow down to at least 15 MPH BELOW the posted speed limit.

🛣️ TWO-LANE ROADS
✅ Move as far away from the stopped vehicle as safely possible.
✅ Slow down at least 15 MPH BELOW the posted speed limit, or 10 MPH BELOW when the posted speed limit is 20 MPH or less.

⚠️ A FLASHING LIGHT IS NOT JUST A WARNING — IT’S SOMEONE’S WORKPLACE!

Every day, towing and recovery professionals put themselves in harm’s way to clear crashes, remove disabled vehicles, and keep Alabama’s highways moving.

They are someone’s husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, friend, or coworker.

No phone call, text message, or destination is worth someone’s life.

When you see flashing lights ahead:

👉 PAY ATTENTION.
👉 SLOW DOWN.
👉 MOVE OVER.
👉 GIVE THEM ROOM TO WORK.

❤️ HELP US PROTECT THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR MOTORING PUBLIC!

ALABAMA TOWING AND RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
Uniting • Educating • Advocating

🔁 SHARE THIS POST! You never know whose life you might save.

10/13/2026

This Pedestrian Safety Month, remind yourself that shorter days and evening commutes require extra caution. ⚠️

🚗 Drivers: Slow down, especially at crosswalks and in hard-to-see conditions.
🚶 Pedestrians: Follow the rules of the road and use crosswalks when available.