The City of Decatur Fire Department is partnering with Decatur High School’s Career Academy on a firefighter apprenticeship program designed to prepare students for fire service careers and help address a firefighter shortage.
Decatur Fire Chief Toni Washington says the program will let students earn firefighter certification while still in high school. The department is aiming to build a pipeline of future firefighters as it faces a shortage of applicants. Students will complete physical training and hands-on practice while working toward certification, with the earned certification reducing weeks of training needed before starting work.
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