The Peachtree City Fire Department will host a Citizens Fire Academy beginning Aug. 2. The course is open to members of the entire community who are 18 and older.

The academy will meet on Tuesday and Thursday nights, 6-9 p.m. over five weeks, followed by a graduation program.

Students will experience firsthand the skills and training required to disassemble a mangled automobile with powerful extrication tools, see what it’s like to enter a zero visibility environment to search for a possible victim while wearing full protective clothing, learn how to pump a fire apparatus and handle a high pressure fire hose, Participate in the actual extinguishment of a fire, learn valuable fire safety and lifesaving techniques such as CPR, and even ride along on actual emergency calls if you desire.

For more information and an application, visit www.peachtree-city.org/index.aspx?nid=1067.