Welcome to the Northwest Regional Fire Training Center!
About the Northwest Regional Fire Training Center (NWRTC)
The Northwest Regional Fire Training Center (NWRTC), established in 1990 through the efforts of countless volunteers, provides a needed training facility that meets the requirements of an evolving emergency service.
The NWRTC provides the region with the required classrooms, burn buildings, training tower, and special service areas needed to meet the training and educational requirements of urban and rural emergency responders. The staffing is composed of volunteer and paid certified fire service instructors.
NWRTC is proud to be a state-licensed proprietary school and approved to provide initial EMS education up to the EMT level.
Reserve Facility Use at the NWRTCUpcoming Course: USCG Approved Combined Basic & Advanced Fire Fighting
The Northwest Regional Fire Training Center has released the schedule for the Combined Basic & Advanced Fire Fighting (NOWRTC-125) course. Classes for GLMA students and industry professionals will run from December 2026 through April 2027.
For complete details regarding specific dates, prerequisites, costs, and registration instructions, please review the official notice.
Click Here For More InformationFire School & EMT Class Registration Now Open
Applications are now open for Fire School and EMT Class
Please note: Spots are limited.
Acceptance notifications for this course will be sent out in early July.
Registration Now Open
Applications for the 2026 Fire School and EMT classes are now being accepted. Spots are limited, and notifications regarding acceptance to the course will follow in early July.
EMT Class
- Tuition: $2,250
- Book: $350
Fire School
- Tuition: $2,250
- Book: $250
- Turnout Gear Rental: $1,000
- SCBA Rental: $500
Combined EMT and Fire
- Tuition: $4,500
- Books: $600
- Turnout Gear Rental: $1,000
- SCBA Rental: $500
- Congratulations to all the 2023-2024 Firefighter and EMT Graduates! Please watch the video here: Class of 2023-2024
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Thanks to Pete’s Power washing for cleaning our building in preparation for next weeks training.
We have partnered with MFSIA pre conference classes. Today we assisted the fire investigation class instructor for the hands on part of their class next Thursday. There’s still time to sign up for the conference and pre-conference classes visit www.mfsia.com. 
***FIRE INSTRUCTORS***
The instructors' meeting for the upcoming fire school will be held on October 26th at 1830 in person at the RTC and simultaneously via Zoom. If you have any questions please contact jsmielewski@nwrtc-tc.org or dsmith@almiratownshipmi.gov.
We are looking forward to another fantastic year!
If you are planning on attending the meeting, please fill out the registration form at:
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