The Career Fire Academy, a basic firefighter training program, is a collaborative effort among the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services, the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and Westchester County Career Chiefs.
The academy is a basic firefighter training program designed to provide the firefighter with the essential knowledge and basic skills necessary to perform their job safely, effectively, efficiently, and as part of a firefighting team.
This 17-week intensive training program provides instruction in a classroom setting and practical skills training. This training prepares the firefighter to save the life of a fire victim, a fellow firefighter, or themselves. Upon completion of the course, the trainee is able to efficiently mitigate any emergency.
There are 44 recruits in the current class representing 14 departments and three counties.
Recruits
| Student | Fire Department |
| John Albertelli | Eastchester FD |
| Cory Allen | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Santino Amendola | Fairview FD |
| Keimon Barrow | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Jack Brien | Eastchester FD |
| Christopher Brinson | LaGrange FD |
| David Brito | Peekskill FD |
| Joseph Ciafone | Eastchester FD |
| Matthew Conroy | White Plains FD |
| William D'Ambrosio | Eastchester FD |
| Michael Daly | Poughkeepsie FD |
| Jace DeIulio | Lake Mohegan FD |
| Jaimie Demerest | Long Beach FD |
| Michael DiMaggio | New Rochelle FD |
| Michael Dragone | Harrison FD |
| Joseph Field | Long beach FD |
| Joseph Finnegan | Fairview FD |
| Richard Fusaro | Poughkeepsie FD |
| Kevin Glazer | Long Beach FD |
| Dimitry Henriquez | New Rochelle FD |
| Jean Pierre Hernandez | White Plains FD |
| Kristian Lanier | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Rocco Latella | Scarsdale FD |
| Tobias Loayza | Peekskill FD |
| Wagner Lovinsky | New Rochelle FD |
| Timothy McCauley | Lake Mohegan FD |
| Christopher McGuire | White Plains |
| Douglas McKim | Lake Mohegan FD |
| Edward Mendez | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Asprilla Moure | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Thomas Norton | Newburgh FD |
| Catherine Orza | Lake Mohegan FD |
| Anthony Palatucci | Harrison FD |
| Kevin Pfeiffer | Fairview FD |
| John Philogene | White Plains FD |
| Anthony Preston | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Aiden Reynolds | Pelham FD |
| Markell Rice | New Rochelle FD |
| DeJuan Samuel | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Kyle Shryock | Eastchester FD |
| Darab Sullivan | LaGrange FD |
| Tyler Telesmanich | White Plains FD |
| Travon Turner | Mt. Vernon FD |
| Robert Zoller | Long Beach FD |
Command Staff:
Academy Director: Captain Joe Sinatra, New Rochelle FD
Co-Director: Lt. Domenick DiRienzo, Eastchester FD
The academy program is scheduled twice annually, in the spring and fall.