As students work to complete program coursework, they Economic Development Board has determined fire and
will actually be checking off completed components medical as a high need employment area within Flagler
through the State Fire College. Students will become County. The goal of the FPC Fire Leadership Flagship is
certified in CPR and as Emergency Medical Responders to graduate job-ready firefighters and EMTs who will be
(EMR). Upon graduation from FPCHS, students will fully trained to work and live in Flagler County.
complete a short IDLH course through Flagler County
Fire Rescue and then sit for the state fire exam. State
law requires students to be 18 in order to complete the
IDLH component and to sit for the state exam.
Students in the Fire Leadership Flagship will also have
the opportunity to dual enroll their senior year through
Flagler Technical Institute, in order to complete the
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program. This
means that right after graduation our Fire Leadership
students will be state-certified firefighters and certified
EMTs.
The FPCHS Fire Leadership Flagship is a joint effort
between Flagler Schools and our local fire municipalities:
Flagler County Fire Rescue, The City of Palm Coast
Fire Department, and the City of Flagler Beach Fire
Department. Without their input and support, this
academy would not be possible. The Flagler County
Indian Trails Middle School 3-peats as
School of Excellence
“Congratulations” goes out to Indian Trails Middle
School for a third consecutive year. ITMS has been
designated a Florida School of Excellence for the 2018-
19 school year. The school was also named a School of
Excellence in 2017-18 and 2016-17.
“Principal Paul Peacock, his students, teachers, staff,
administrators, and parents consistently show us the
value of the partnership they have formed,” says Flagler
Schools Superintendent James Tager. “This is a testament
to the hard work put in by everyone on that Mustang
team, year in and year out.”
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