Photo by Al Stover Medical Lake Fire Department recruit Brooke Blake, standing next to Chief Don Malone, received the Bulldog award.
The West Plains Recruit Structural Academy graduated 19 recruits from its recent class, along with six crew leaders, during a Dec. 22 ceremony at Medical Lake High School's auditorium.
The academy consists of firefighter recruits from Airway Heights and Medical Lake fire departments and Spokane County Fire District 10. It requires a large time commitment by the new recruits as they spend about four and a half months and over 200 hours of hands-on training.
During the academy, the recruits are taught the basic skills of firefighting, which include health and safety, fire behavior, building cons...
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