March 21, 1977

Johnson County firefighters attend school

       Firefighters from Greenwood, White River Twp., Whiteland, New Whiteland, Franklin and Nineveh fire departments recently attended a two-day fire school Saturday and Sunday at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis sponsored by the Indiana Fire Instructors Association. The annual school held in cooperation with the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s office provides professional training for nearly 1,000 volunteer firefighters across the state. Workshops include such topics as rural firefighting, community disaster planning, handling radio active incidents, aircraft fire and rescue procedures, and life hazards to firefighters. Instructional staff includes government experts and industry representatives as well as professional firefighters. The State Fire School provides the only opportunity for many of the state’s firefighters to become current on the latest firefighting techniques and the use of equipment.  (Reprinted with permission of the Daily Journal)

  

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