SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!!

REIMBURSEMENT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

This is a reimbursement scholarship, meaning you MUST pay registration fees at the time of your online enrollment in the Arizona Fire School course of your choice. If selected as a scholarship recipient, $600.00 will be awarded to your department/agency for each pair of applicants. Scholarships will only be awarded in pairs (2) - NO EXCEPTIONS. Scholarship  reimbursement checks will only be awarded if applicants complete all course requirements to receive a Fire School Certificate of Completion.

Scholarship Awards Will Be Prioritized As Follows:

• 1st  - Volunteer Departments
• 2nd - Departments with less than 6 paid firefighters
• 3rd - Departments with less than 20 firefighters with a significant reduction in their training budget
• 4th - Other departments who can justify training needs that cannot be met with their internal budget

All Scholarship Requests MUST Include the Following Information:**

• Department Name
• Department Tax ID Number (TIN)
• Mailing Address - Including City, State, Zip
• Number of Paid Firefighters
• Contact Phone Number
• Chief's Name & Contact Number
• Is APS Your Department's Electrical Service Provider?
• How many individuals do you wish to send to Fire School?
• Must be a minimum of 2 individuals per scholarship

**Requests will not be processed without the above information.

All requests meeting the above criteria will be considered. Notification of scholarship awards will be made weekly, prior to the Arizona Fire School registration deadline of August 29th. To request a scholarship, please email Eric Kriwer with the above listed information  at:  ekriwer@afma.az.gov 

Arizona Firefighters Fund

The Arizona Firefighters Fund through the Arizona Community Foundation was founded in 2012 solely to provide scholarships for the Arizona Fire School and support the long-term health of our Annual Fire School. With generous donations from The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation, Arizona Public Serivce (APS), Pioneer Title Agency and Youth Angels Erika and Roger Greaves Foundation, we have awarded scholarships to over 3,500 rural firefighters to attend Fire School.

To support firefighter training in Arizona, please consider a donation to the Arizona Firefighters Fund. Individuals, companies and organizations may make tax-deductible contributions directly at the link below:  

ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS FUND - DONATIONS

For more information about the Arizona Firefighters Fund or to donate, please use the this link:

https://www.azfirefightersfund.org

You may also show your support by obtaining a "Support Firefighter Training" license plate using the link below: 

https://azdot.gov/firefighter-safety-training

For additional information, you may contact:

Eric Kriwer, Arizona Fire & Medical Authority
Arizona Firefighters Fund
ekriwer@afma.az.gov