SDPB – A week-long school for firefighter trainees is held annually at the Box Elder Job Corps Center near Nemo, South Dakota.
The curriculum is a combination of classroom and field work.
Students learn about weather, topography, fuels, and other factors that can influence wildfire behavior.
31 students attended the school in May, 2018.
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By Chad Costa This job is fantastic, and I wouldn’t want to do anything else. Being able to help during someone’s worst day runs deep in all first responders’ blood. However, the past few years have put us all through the wringer. Having been involved with the...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court convicted five former firefighting and disaster response officials on Monday over the deadliest wildfire in the country's history, with more than 100 people killed outside...
Edward Booth - The Press Democrat Apr. 25—Napa County's volunteer fire departments will soon be consolidated under a new plan to create a single chain of command. Beginning in July, the county's nine individual volunteer departments will be placed into the hierarchy...
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