VIDEO: Some Arizona high schoolers in northern Arizona are pulling double duty. They’re not only going to their usual classes every day but also learning how to become wildland firefighters.
Arizona’s Family is taking a closer look at a program setting teens up for that career the second they graduate.
A group of high school students meets in a classroom five times a week at Mountain Institute CTED, located on Yavapai College’s Prescott campus.
Their high school experience looks different than most. These students are part of a two-year fire science program, who start their day in a regular classroom in their hometowns, then travel to Prescott to learn how to become firefighters. They come from all over the area from communities including Ash Fork, Seligman and Mayer.