Free Education to firefighters

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http://timeshometeams.com/breakingnews/2008/06/13/allegheny-county-to-offer-free-education-to-firefighters/

June 13, 2008 8:22 AM

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Allegheny County is offering full scholarships at its community college to volunteer firefighters.County officials say the initiative announced Thursday should give people an incentive to become volunteer firefighters.

The program will give full scholarships for an associate’s degree or certificate program at the community college. It also will offer training at the Allegheny County Fire Academy.

Of the 200 scholarships, 150 will go to new recruits who commit to five years’ service as volunteer firefighters. The remaining 50 will go to existing volunteers for another five-year commitment.

There are 205 volunteer fire companies in the county.

Officials say the program will not cost the county more money and will take the first batch of students next spring.

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In other news, enrollment of firefighters dropped to zero when they realized that the firehall has a kegerator and CCAC does not.

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:bowrofl:

i heard they are going to take forensics. so the firefighters can get away with arson

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In other news, CCAC burned down one afternoon shortly after the new program began. Firefighters attending classes stated that the pool of gasoline and roadflare that ignited it were there purely by coincidence. Also coincidental were they’re burned eyebrows and gas smelling hands.

Luckly, the firefighters created a controlled burn zone by burning down 7 blocks surrounding the campus, so that the fire couldn’t spread.

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lol x4