The online gift shop is undergoing renovations and is currently unavailable at this time

Fire Training Bureau

The Fire Training Bureau is located at the Chester Anderson Fire Campus at 4341 O. K. Robertson Road in the Frayser area of North Memphis. Firefighter/paramedic's training begins at the Memphis Fire Training Academy as a Firefighter Recruit. At the academy, they will learn real-life skills to become and improve their firefighter abilities, including but not limited to:

  • Human relations
  • Tactical firefighter operations
  • Life Safety
  • Incident Stabilization
  • Property Conservation

The Memphis Fire Department’s Training Academy campus offers state-of-the-art training to over 1600 Memphis firefighters. The training is a college-accredited EMS school where students earn their licenses in EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic.

Chester Anderson Training Academy (CATC)

  • A 150-capacity auditorium
  • Four 50-seat classrooms
  • One 25-seat classroom
  • Gymnasium and fitness center
  • Video production lab and studio
  • Computer lab
  • Driver training track
  • Dive story drill tower
  • Two-story drill building
  • Six-bay apparatus building
  • Special operation office
magnifiercrossmenu