Rookie firefighters are preparing for their new careers.
The La Crosse Fire Department is training six new recruits.
These new hires spend four weeks working through different scenarios that they might see on the job. Some of the things they practiced on Tuesday were firefighter safety, firefighter rescue, and putting out basement fires.
This training gives recruits the experience they need to jump right into their new jobs.
“When they come through with their associate’s degree and they get hired on they can start in our training programs so their expectations when they’re starting on shift, they’re able to step right in and function as a firefighter for the City of La Crosse,” said Todd Adams, Division Chief of Training, LCFD. This round of the training academy has more recruits than usual.