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New members of Scarborough Fire Department put through rigorous training

The Maine town has 52 full-time firefighters and 10 more will be added to the mix once they complete a four-week program.
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Probationary Firefighter Training Programs: Building Your Playbook

Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the technical ...
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Community Risk Reduction Lessons Learned from the Ghost Ship Fire

Daniel Byrne and Ted Bouthiller Jr. offer a remedy for overloaded fire inspectors: include basic fire code instruction in ...
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Fire Up Your Future: High School Firefighter Training and Recruitment

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...
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Class 02: Vicksburg Fire Department graduates second in-house class

The Vicksburg Fire Department celebrated the graduation of its second in-house firefighter training class Thursday with the ...