Crime & Safety
If You Always Wanted To Be a Firefighter This Urbandale Class Is For You
Nine Urbandale residents will be taking park in the fire department's Citizen Academy.
Nine people will start learning about the Urbandale Fire Department next Thursday night as an eight-week Citizen Academy begins.
The program's goal is to enhance relationships between Urbandale residents and Urbandale Fire Department said Fire Marshall Jon Rech. This program is designed to give a clearer understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the fire department in the community.
The nine citizens applied to be in the program and will take a four-hour class one evening a week. They will learn about fire safety and prevention, emergency medical services, rescue and will actually get to train with a fire in the department's fire training building.
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The schedule for the course is on the PDF document to the right.
On Saturday, May 19, the class will "graduate" at an 11 a.m. ceremony and barbecue.
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