Family members of the Myrtle Beach Fire Department’s latest recruits got to experience so up-close action on Thursday.
The department held a family day for its latest class, allowing recruits to showcase their skills in training to become the city’s next group of first responders.
Recruits used their training in various demonstrations, which left an impression on their loved ones.
”I’ve never seen anything like that up close in person,” said Holly Smith, who said her boyfriend was part of the latest class. “So It’s kinda like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see what they do and what they go through.” The recruits went through a 26-week program of intensive training, which included learning fire skills, vehicle extrication, learning to drive emergency vehicles and 12 weeks of EMT certification training.
“It really was great, what a fantastic insight to see what they do,” said Nancy Levy, whose son Brian was also in the class.