L.A. Fire Academy Prepares Students for Firefighting Careers

For seven weeks, the drill tower at Fire Station 40 in Terminal Island comes alive as sirens wail and red emergency lights flash.The drill ground is the site of the Pacific Coast Fire Academy, where several dozen Los Angeles high school students recently finished a training program to prepare them for careers in the fire service.The program is sponsored by the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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[thehundredsrocks]

William S. Hart ROP Fire Academy Post 343!

[titolocs5]

ELAC FIRE ACADEMY.. #1

[RTD8481]

This is awesome! This is what many cities need to do to to get kids off the street, out of trouble and do something positive. Way to go LAFD!!.

[GoLAcityFD]

LAFD DT HOTCHKINS ELAC Fire Academy Huskies way better and disciplined.