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Recruit Program When new firefighters join the department they begin a 12 unit recruit program which generally lasts from 12 to 16 weeks. It is designed to give the recruit the skills needed to continue to learn and work with the other members of their station. This is a rapid  process of development to bring the recruits' abilities up to a general level needed so that the rest of the station will not have to interrupt their training schedule to fit in the new recruit. Emphasis is on basic knowledge combined with safety training to give each recruit the necessary skills to operate at a training session or emergency scene without jeopardizing the safety of themselves or the other firefighters. Firefighters use this time separate from the regular training sessions in "hands on" practical evolutions. The Recruit Training Program runs separate from the department's regular training program. Run on Sunday mornings, the Recruit Training Program is designed to give our new firefighters the necessary skills to learn and train with the rest of the department's personnel. Left to Right, TOP: Firefighters Joey Readman and Steve Bozzo, MIDDLE: Firefighters Diane Rubinato and Greg Filzmaier, BOTTOM: Recruit Firefighters Jason Cranney, Sandra Hunter and Kurt Hemmington with Training Officer Tracy Jocque and Firefighter Shawn DeGagne
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