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Fire Service and Code Enforcement Academy


General Contact Information:

 

Mailing Address:

 

Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy

2161 Unionville-Deason Road

Bell Buckle, Tennessee 37020

 

Telephone:

 

Toll-Free: 1.800.747.8868

Phone: 931.294.4111

Fax: 931.294.4121

 

Email Us (Click Here)

 

Note: For media and press inquiries, contact Christopher Garrett at 615-741-8589.

 

More Contact Info (Click Here for a List)

 


 

Other General Information:

 

TFACA Site Map [pdf]

TFACA History

TFACA Location/Directions [pdf]

TFACA Rules & Regulation

 

Facility Utilization:

 

The Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy is located in northern Bedford County just 15 minutes south of Murfreesboro Tennessee. The facility is a full service campus on 330 acres in Bedford County, with conference rooms, classrooms, computer lab, wooded areas, open fields, dormitory space and a dining hall.

 

If you or your organization is in need of training or meeting spaces, please contact us at tfaca.info@tn.gov or 1.800.747.8868 for fee structure and available dates.

 

Just a few of the agencies that have ulilized the Academy:

 

  • Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
  • Tennessee Meth Task Force
  • Bureau of Tobacco, Alchohol, and Firearms
  • TN Division of Forestry
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Shelbyville/Bedford Chamber of Commerce
  • Department of Agriculture
  • National Guard Hazmat Teams
  • US Military

 

 

Contact Information
CONTACT EMAIL/PHONE
Academy General Information tfaca.info@tn.gov
ADMINISTRATION 931-294-4111

Roger Hawks

Executive Director

roger.c.hawks@tn.gov

931-294-4100

Fred Sims

Facility Administrator

fred.sims@tn.gov

931-294-4117

Harold Young

Administrative Services Manager

harold.young@tn.gov

931-294-4103

Risë Chockley

Assistant to Executive Director

risë.chockley@tn.gov

931-294-4101

Sally Young

Administrative Services Assistant II

sally.young@tn.gov

931-294-4127

Kay Hale

Registrar

kay.hale@tn.gov

931-294-4119

Cheryle Hunt

Curriculum Support Specialist

cheryle.hunt@tn.gov

931-294-4105

Steve Jones

Information Resource Support Specialist

stephen.jones@tn.gov

931-294-4112

Jeana Pesch

Administrative Secretary

jeana.c.pesch@tn.gov

931-294-4115

Wanda Cowell

Secretary

wanda.f.cowell@tn.gov

931-294-41111

HOSPITALITY

Kerry L. Kimmel

Hospitality Manager

kerry.l.kimmel@tn.gov

931-294-4305

FIRE SERVICE PROGRAM

Ed Hines

Fire Service Program Director

ed.hines@tn.gov

931-294-4151

Michael Newberry

Fire Service Instructor I

michael.newberry@tn.gov

931-294-4161

Jerry Crews (Retired Sept. 4, 2009. Congratulations Jerry!)

Fire Service Regional Supervisor

 

Charles Lewis

Fire Service Instructor II-Region I Coordinator

charlie.lewis@tn.gov

423-341-3101

Terry Byars

Fire Service Field Instructor II, Region IV

terry.byars@tn.gov

731-225-2583

CODES ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

Rock Ridenhour

Codes Enforcement Resident Supervisor

rock.ridenhour@tn.gov

931-294-4164

John DeWald

Codes Enforcement Instructor II

john.dewald@tn.gov

931-294-4154

LENDING LIBRARY

Tom Werner

Electronics Tech I

thomas.werner@tn.gov

931-294-4182

FACILITY MAINTENANCE

David O. Trott

Facility Maintenance Supervisor

david.trott@tn.gov

931-294-4360

Steve Guess

Maintenance Worker III

james.guess@tn.gov

931-294-4363

Tony Helton

Maintenance Worker II

tony.helton@tn.gov

931-294-4363

Teri LaFleur

Property Officer

teri.lafluer@tn.gov

931-294-4361

SECURITY 931-294-4200