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Valley ROP outlines growing firefighting and EMT pathways at Selma High
Summary
Valley Regional Occupational Program presenters told Selma council their urban‑fire and wildland tracks have expanded from about a dozen students 15 years ago to roughly 125 in the urban program and about 170 when combined with wildland courses; speakers described dual‑enrollment college credits and local hiring outcomes.
Fabrizio Lofaro, superintendent of the Valley Regional Occupational Program (Valley ROP), told the Selma City Council on Nov. 4 that the program has grown substantially and remains focused on career pathways into firefighting and emergency medical services.
"We are a ROP program," Lofaro said, summarizing the organization’s role in local schools. Valley ROP partners with Selma Unified School District and other districts to deliver about 19 career pathways at Selma High and a middle‑school pathway at Abraham Lincoln Middle School.
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