Gwinnett County hosting Citizens Fire Academy
The Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services is accepting applications for its Citizens Fire Academy.
It is a nine-week program that allows an opportunity to learn about department operations and specialty teams like swiftwater rescue, technical rescue, hazardous materials, and mass casualty response.
Classes are taught by English- and Spanish-speaking instructors and begin April 19, meeting every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Interested residents should mail an application to the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters by April 17.
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Jillian Price covers local news for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the AJC in 2022 and mainly covers Gwinnett County cities.
