Cleveland Community College Firefighter Academy

07/08/2025

Some of our Fire Academy cadets recently attended a BBQ at the Hurst Jaws of Life facility. The students got to hang out with members of regional fire departments and the folks from Fire Department Coffee and Fire Department Chronicles. We want to give a big shout-out to Hurst for the invitation! Great friends and great food!

08/04/2023

Congratulations to the graduates of the Summer 2023 Firefighter Academy.
Brown Emergency Training Center (Cleveland Community College)

03/18/2023

Congratulations to CCCFA graduate Michael Welch on your promotion to Captain.

Boone Fire Department would like to announce the promotion of Michael Welch to Fire Captain!

Capt. Welch joined our department as a Volunteer Firefighter in 2017 and was hired as a full-time firefighter in 2018. Michael has spent countless hours throughout his time at BFD training and working with others to grow his knowledge and better himself and the department.

Michael is a Watauga County native and graduated from the Cleveland Community College Fire Academy in 2017, earning the highest GPA in his class. Before joining the ranks at BFD, Michael spent time as a Whitewater Rafting guide and taught ski lessons at Appalachian Ski Mountain for 20 years as well as owning and operating his own business.

Be sure to congratulate Capt. Welch on his new promotion the next time you see him!

08/15/2022

Congratulations, Class 27!

04/04/2022

03/14/2022

Congratulations to the graduates of the Spring 2022 Firefighter Academy Class 26!

03/02/2022

Last week, CCC Fire Academy class 26 got the chance to hone their new skills with a practice burn. Thank you to Tryonota Fire Department for the invitation. If you are interested in the fire academy, the application process for class 27 is now open.

01/14/2022

Alumni Spotlight ⭐️ Michael Lane

Recently, Cleveland Community College’s Coordinator and Instructor of Fire and Rescue Training received an email from graduate, Michael Lane. In the email, Lane expressed his gratitude and praise for the Firefighter Academy and the faculty and staff associated with it.

In the email, he wrote:
“I want to take the time to thank you all for everything that you have done. The fire academy was head and shoulders above any other training that I have attended. Cleveland Community College has one of the most personable and hard-working staff, and I am proud to say that I was able to be a part of a professional group.

“While attending the College, I met amazing firefighters that I looked up to and I hope to one day follow in their footsteps. I aspire to one day return to the training grounds to continue furthering my education. For now, I will start a job with Carrboro Fire Department and there is no way that I could have done it without going through the academy and learning the character skills and technical skills that will stay with me for the rest of my career and life. I look forward to seeing you all soon and I wish you all the best.”

To learn more about the Firefighter Academy and other fire and rescue training, visit https://clevelandcc.edu/betc/

08/14/2021

Congrats class 25!

Congratulations to the graduates from the summer Firefighter Academy.

08/03/2021

CCC has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on new training equipment for fire and emergency services training

07/28/2021