Yakima School District officials are hoping to revive a firefighter training program at the district’s vocational school.
The firefighting class, which district officials said has been offered for more than 10 years, shut down in January due to declining enrollment, district spokeswoman Kirsten Fitterer said. The instructor also resigned.
The district is looking for a new instructor and hopes to reinstate the two-year program that gives students basic training in firefighting to prepare them to serve as professional or volunteer firefighters.
“We have a strong candidate that has applied, so we are hopeful, but the hiring process is not yet complete,” said Fitterer, who wouldn’t name the candidate.
The shutdown is the latest