SSFD Hosts First Fire Academy to Fill Positions for Fire Station 3

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Fifteen recruits graduated from the first Saratoga Springs Fire Department-hosted fire academy. 

The need for Saratoga Springs to host its own fire academy is a result of the receipt of a SAFER grant and the number of new hires needed to open the city’s third station. Ultimately, 16 positions need to be filled, said SSFD Lt. Alan Hiltz. 

Of the 15 who graduated, three are from Albany Airport Fire Department, two from Glens Falls Fire Department and ten are from Saratoga Springs Fire Department. 

The academy lasted 17 weeks and was held at the Wilton Fire House #1 on Ballard Road.