Kerala Fire and Rescue Services Academy (

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. The academy is the official fire training institution for the

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History

Earlier,

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based institute trains fireman for Kerala Fire Dept. On 4 June 2007, then

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inaugurated the new academy. The academy is situated near to

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in eight acres land. Training for fireman was started on 22 October 2007. The first batch of 225 fireman-driver-cum-pump operators passed out on 4 July 2013.

Courses

The academy offers Basic training for Fire and Rescue Officer, Fire and rescue Officer(Driver) and inservice courses of Senior Fire and Rescue Officer,Senior Fire and Rescue Officer(Mechanic), Assistant Station Officer. In addition, there are practical courses also. The academy can train and accommodate 350 trainees in the institute and the hostel. An Olympic type swimming pool is here for training.

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Education in Kerala Education in Thrissur Law enforcement in Kerala Organisations based in Thrissur Educational institutions established in 2007 Firefighting academies 2007 establishments in Kerala {{Firefighting-stub