CHATTANOOGA FIRE ACADEMY 2025 GRADUATION
WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 6 PM
WHERE: Bayside Baptist Church (6100 TN-58)
A class of 32 cadets made it through our six-month fire academy to become
the newest members of the Chattanooga Fire Department! They successfully
completed Emergency Medical Technician training and learned about all of
the different aspects of the fire service from other highly skilled,
veteran firefighters. Our Training Division and other CFD personnel taught
them about fire department operations, fire attack, fire growth &
development, fire suppression, and search & rescue techniques. They’ve also
mastered a number of skills like hazardous materials response, vehicle
extrication, rope rescues, ventilation, and survival tactics- whether they
have to save a fellow downed firefighter or save themselves from a fire
should they ever become trapped, disoriented, or separated from their crew.
This class is a diverse group, composed of men and women eager to serve
the citizens of Chattanooga and respond to emergencies. This was the CFD’s
first fire academy to utilize our new training tower. With its many
different state-of-the-art features, it offered instructors a variety of
scenarios to provide the cadets with the best learning opportunities. It
created conditions similar to real situations, including live burns,
smoke-filled rooms with zero visibility and multiple floors for victim
rescues. We hope you will join us on Thursday to celebrate the members of
Fire Academy 2025 as we welcome them into the CFD family! Media is welcome
to attend graduation and meet the newest generation of firefighters.
Interviews can be conducted from 5:15-5:45 PM and the ceremony will begin
promptly at 6 PM. Footage from the entire fire academy is available upon
request.