A national firefighting training facility located in Frederick County abruptly canceled classes last week due to a spending ...

Firefighters, EMS providers, and other first responders from across the country travel to the NFA's Maryland campus for the ...

Marc Bashoor, a former Maryland Fire Chief and West Virginia Emergency Services Director, reacts to the canceling of classes ...

The National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg is now a casualty of the Trump administration's funding freezes and staffing cuts.

Frank Davis, the mayor of Emmitsburg, received a phone call from an employee of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The call was to let Davis know that FEMA was canceling all in-person ...

The academy, in nearby Emmitsburg, Md., provides free specialize training for firefighters. It was abruptly closed recently as part of the DOGE cuts.

FEMA’s Friday email to instructors and students said that all in-person National Fire Academy courses were canceled effective immediately but that some virtual courses would continue.

FEMA canceled classes at the National Fire Academy as it works to ensure the NFA’s programs and budget align with the Trump administration’s priorities.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with ...