Trump administration cancels classes at National Fire Academy amid funding freeze

Free training classes for firefighters and other first responders are provided through Fema at the Maryland site

The country's pre-eminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by Donald Trump's administration.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy (NFA) courses had been canceled amid a process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities", according to a notice sent to instructors, students and fire departments. Instructors were told to cancel all future travel until further notice.