FY2019 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2019 | Page 28

hometown heroes
josh
berkley
Austin
dellasega blake
cretsinger Brandon
Russ brent
bousquett
luis
guia luke
burgdorf nicholas
stone nathan
toland
christopher
prendergast
tyler
smith
The AISD Firefighter/EMT Academy, a cooperative effort between AFD, Arlington Independent
School District, and Tarrant County College, is designed to train and certify high school students
in the fields of firefighting and emergency medical training. The Academy is housed at AISD’s
Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center which is also home to 16 other dual credit programs
offering skill-based training and college hours that can be applied to a specific degree program
with certification. The award-winning Academy accepts students from six high schools, and
training is based on the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Basic Fire Suppression and
Department of State Health Services (DSHS) curriculum. To date, 11 AISD Academy graduates
have been hired as Arlington Firefighters, while many others have been hired by other fire
departments and ambulance companies.
Special Thank You to Metro Fire Apperatus Specialists, Inc. and Spartan Motors
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