Fire Academy Class 152
Congrats to graduates from El Camino College Fire Academy Class 152! Fire Academy graduates celebrated with a ceremony that allowed graduates to demonstrate the skills they've gained from classroom and field training. Students showed the full scope of their training, including rappelling from a four-story building and working to successfully control a fully involved vehicle fire. The donation of fire trucks from the Torrance and Redondo Beach fire departments were also recognized at the ceremony. Graduates spent hundreds of hours with intense training academically, mentally and physically. Students earned 11 state certificates and approximately one dozen are currently involved in different stages of the hiring process with area departments. The Fire Academy's core content meets the highest level of firefighter training; graduates will receive a Fire Fighter I Training certificate. Class 152 broke six records for the Academy's Biddle Test for physical agility, participated in field trips to area fire stations, and volunteered for several community events.
