Division Duties & Roles
The Shreveport Fire Department Training Division strives to continue it's role of providing support and ongoing professional development training through hands-on instruction and presenting dynamic lectures on topics relevant to the needs of the department. For the first time in the department's history, two of the four basic training classes offered consisted of a five-week abbreviated class schedule, which saved the tax payers an estimated $20,000 per recruit since previously trained fire service recruits filled this year's roster. Similarly, we will continue to explore new options to save money without jeopardizing quality personnel.
Training Academy
The Shreveport Fire Department Training Division is located at 6440 Greenwood Road in the western part of the city on a 19-acre tract. The academy consists of three classrooms, library, gymnasium, a two-bay apparatus building, seven-story drill tower, and a two-story, state-of-the-art burn building. The burn training ground features a liquid fire training facility, an LPG fire simulator, tank trucks, and a vehicle extrication project.