Former West Virginia emergency services director reacts to federal fire training academy cancellation

Former West Virginia emergency services director reacts to federal fire training academy cancellation

CHICAGO (AP) — The country's preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump's administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according …

CNN video: FireRescue1 senior advisor addresses impact of NFA training cancellations

Chief Marc Bashoor told Wolf Blitzer that the training pause will lead to a “degradation in our services”