Firemen complete course

Five members of McMinnville Fire Department have completed recruit/firefighting training at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy in Bedford County.

Colby Henson, Joey Sweat, Davey Ferrell, Mike Cleland and Alan Farrar completed a rigorous eight-week training course, designed to train them on various life-and-death fire training scenarios. Students participated in a variety of exercises, including classroom exercises, loading fire hoses and more exiting exercises like rescuing trapped victims and handling hazardous fuel spills.

The fire fighters’ graduation ceremony was held at the academy June 20, with keynote speaker Emmett Turner addressing the class. Turner is the assistant commissioner for the state fire marshal’s office.