Elmore County Fire Fighter Association

In the early 1990s, the Elmore County Firefighters Association, comprised of the county’s 20 fire departments, began a push to increase firefighter training in the county’s fire departments. In the late 90s, the citizens of Elmore County voted for a service fee to support the fire service across the county. In the original legislation, a percentage of this service fee was marked for countywide training. Chief Jake Strickland of the Wetumpka Fire Department worked with the Industrial Development Board of Wetumpka to acquire property at no charge to the Elmore County Firefighters Association on which to locate a new countywide training center. Using the new service fees for backing, the firefighters’ association built a 5000-square-foot training center. Currently, the center contains a 70-student classroom, a 40-person conference room, a reference library, offices, a kitchen and two offices housing the Alabama Forestry Commission for Elmore County. For training opportunities, please visit our TRAINING PAGE

The training center was completed in late 2001, and a Volunteer Fire Fighter class was held almost immediately. Since that time, not only have hundreds of fire fighters received training ranging from Volunteer Fire Fighter and Fire Fighter II to Mass Casualty Incidents and Planning but local EMS law enforcement, emergency management and other first responders have also regularly trained at the center. The training center has been a great boon to all first responders across the county.

In addition to the training center, the county association instituted a countywide Hazardous Material Team made up of personnel from the county’s fire departments. The association is also the proud recipient of a grant of over $300,000 for recruitment and retention programs designed  to increase involvement and provide incentives for volunteering.

There are approximately 490 fire fighters in Elmore County. So far this year, Elmore County has had over three hundred students enrolled in Alabama Fire College programs either in the county or at the AFC. Please contact your local fire department for opportunities in your community. You can also contact the Elmore County Firefighters Association at (334) 514-9242. We are always looking for men and women who are willing to volunteer and help improve your community. We also have an Explorer program suited for young men and women.

You can take a look at some pictures taken during some of our training classes by visiting out picture page.