National Fire Academy online and online-mediated courses

Online courses through NFA Online

The National Fire Academy (NFA) offers fire and emergency services personnel a free, flexible and convenient way to receive career-enhancing training. Through NFA Online, students can complete self-paced courses 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or college credit are available for most courses.

Getting started is easy:

Find out what online courses are available in NFA course catalog. On-campus students: select the Catalog link for Q code pre-course assignments.

From the course description page, select the link “Apply Online.” This will take you to the NFA Online website.
Select the link “New students: click here to register now!”

NFA Online Help Desk

If you have any questions or experience problems taking NFA Online courses, please contact our Help Desk at nfaonlinehelp@fema.dhs.gov.

Quick tips for new and returning students

You’ll need a Student Identification Number to take NFA Online courses.
Click on the “Job Aid” link on the login screen for help.
You will be prompted to change your temporary password following your initial login.
Don’t forget to write down your User ID and Password. Both are case sensitive.
The NFA Online course catalog populates at the top of each hour; so, depending on when you registered, you may have to wait up to one hour until you can access the courses.

Online-mediated courses

The NFA also delivers courses through an online mediated instruction format using a combination of online learning and discussion boards. A listing of online-meditated courses and descriptions is available through the NFA course catalog.