Forsyth County Government: Fire Department Graduates Latest Recruit Class

Press release from Forsyth County Government:

June 21, 2021

During the ceremony, 11 recruits officially became Forsyth County firefighters while one Johns Creek Fire Department recruit also completed training. To view photos from the ceremony, please click here.  The recruits completed 18 weeks of intense firefighter training which included instruction on structural fire control, interior search and rescue, flammable and combustible liquids fire control, pressurized container fire control, fire hose testing, truck and engine company operations, hazardous materials awareness and operations, vehicle extrication, public utilities gas/electric safety and terrorism awareness.  In total, each recruit completed more than 640 hours of certified fire training. Following the fire school portion of their training, the recruits then completed 18 weeks of emergency medical technician, or EMT, training. During the EMT school portion, each recruit completed a total of 720 hours of EMT classroom and clinical instruction. All became certified as nationally registered EMTs. Those graduates were: • Eric Bizzell, Jr. • Cole Dudley • Jordan Hardee • Adam Martin • Erik Prieto • Stephen Pulliam

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