Oakland Community College Fire/EMS Training

A big congratulations to our full-time fire academy coordinator Tim Miller on his promotion to Battalion Chief at Southfield Fire Department! Chief Miller has a passion for the fire service that is evident every day both in the classroom and on the fire scene. His dedication to educating the next generation of firefighters is one of the reasons why Oakland Fire Academy continues to be one of the best academies in the state. Congratulations Chief Miller! 🔥🚒

Congratulations to Battalion Chief Tim Miller!
Please join us in congratulating Tim Miller on his well-deserved promotion to Battalion Chief with the Southfield Fire Department. Chief Miller’s dedication, leadership, and commitment to serving our community have been invaluable. We’re excited to see him take on this new role and continue leading by example.

Congratulations to our friend and fire academy instructor Gary Chapman on his retirement from Auburn Hills Fire Department after a 45-year career! 🔥🚒

Hanging Up the Helmet After an incredible 45 years of service, the Auburn Hills Fire Department proudly celebrates the retirement of one of its most respected and accomplished firefighters, Firefighter Gary Chapman. Kno…

Our official graduation photos have been posted on OCC's Flickr page! Please feel free to download any photos you want to keep.

We would like to extend a big thank you to our photographer Keith Tolman of KGT Photographic Inc for taking these great photos. They will be a wonderful keepsake for the cadets and their families.

Fire Academy Graduation Fall 2024 Explore this photo album by Oakland Community College on Flickr!

Another successful academy is in the books! Today at graduation, Academy 76 earned the privilege to join the brother and sisterhood of the fire service. This was the largest graduating class to date with two platoons and 50 cadets. The cadets worked very hard during the academy and we are very proud of their success. We wish them all the best of luck in their future careers.

The amazing class video was created by Tim Gielow of SEND ME Films. Tim did a fantastic job on this video. He was able to not only capture what it means to be a firefighter, but also showed the true meaning of family in the fire service. More of his work can be found on his official Instagram page - just search for sendmefilms.

OCC Fire Academy - Class 76 Fire cadets from OCC's 76th Academy Class learn how to fight fires and save lives, all while growing closer as a team. Music licensed through Audiomachine.

On this 9-11 Rememberance Day, Oakland Fire Academy participated in the 911Salute. The 9-11 Salute is a three-minute salute facing the American flag in honor and rememberance of those who lost their lives 23 years ago on September 11th, 2001, including 343 firefighters. As of September 2023, the number of firefighter deaths at FDNY due to health complications from 9-11 was equal to the number of firefighters they lost that day. As of September 4th, 2024 that number has risen to 363. This number will continue to grow with each passing year.

Today we pause to remember those that we have lost, those that keep fighting, and those that have chosen this career path to make a difference in their community - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.

Wishing the 2024 Paramedic Cohort a big congratulations on their graduation today - with an extra shout-out to all our fire academy alumni in the class (and one current cadet 😁). You all have very bright futures ahead of you, and we wish you the best of luck in your careers as firefighter/paramedics. Stay safe, and never stop learning! 🚒 🚑

Dearborn Heights Fire Department is hiring! The deadline to apply is August 23rd so get your applications submitted soon. 🚒

https://www.dearbornheightsmi.gov/344/Employment-Opportunities

If your department is hiring and you would like us to share your job posting, please email the office at [email protected].

We offer our deepest condolences to the Warren Fire Department over the unexpected loss of FF/Paramedic Kosmowski. We are keeping his family and the department in our thoughts during this extremely difficult time.

The Warren Professional Firefighters, Local 1383 is deeply saddened to report the active-duty death of Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Kosmowski. Words cannot express our collective sadness and heartbreak over the loss of our brother. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. Thank you to everyone who has already reached out to us with their condolences and offers of assistance. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Had a great time at career day with Hazel Park students discussing fire service careers and educational paths. Thank you to West Bloomfield Firefighter / Paramedic and OCC EMS instructor Avery Wright for sharing her knowledge and answering students questions about firefighting as a career path!