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Hoffman Estates residents complete six-week Citizen Fire Academy, praise hands-on training
Summary
Community members completed a six-week Citizen Fire Academy run by the Hoffman Estates Fire Department, training in vehicle extrication, EMS skills, live-fire simulations and incident-command exercises before receiving diplomas at a departmental ceremony.
Community members who completed the six-week Citizen Fire Academy received diplomas at a ceremony hosted by the Hoffman Estates Fire Department, where department leaders and village trustees praised the program for giving civilians an inside look at firefighting operations.
Lieutenant Kurt Lichtenberg, the academy’s leader and the department’s public education officer, outlined the curriculum and hands-on exercises students completed. "We cut a car, a couple of cars ... we lifted them, we cut them, we spread them," Lichtenberg said, describing vehicle…
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