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Hoffman Estates honors Citizens Fire Academy graduates; recruits complete live-burn boot camp training
Summary
Lieutenant Kurt Lichtenberg summarized six weeks of Citizens Fire Academy training (vehicle extrication, EMS/CPR, search and rescue) and recruits finished a multi-evolution live-burn boot camp at Carol Stream Burn Tower to prepare for full duty.
Hoffman Estates marked the completion of its Citizens Fire Academy with an in-person graduation and a preview of recruit live-burn training intended to prepare probationary firefighters for street duty.
Lieutenant Kurt Lichtenberg, the fire department's public education officer, described the academy's six-week curriculum: gear orientation and rig familiarization, vehicle-extrication exercises with hydraulic tools, EMS and CPR practice, hose and…
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