Firefighter Academy Gives Students a Head Start
- Some North Dakota teenagers are getting first-hand experience with the skills they would need to become professional firefighters.
- The city of Dickinson’s fire department conducts a certification course for high school students, qualifying them for college credit and positioning them to apply for jobs in firefighting.
- A grant from Marathon Petroleum’s Dickinson renewable diesel facility is helping the fire department provide equipment for students who enroll in the course.