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At fire academy, high school students earn class credit while training to be firefighters

Instructor Mike Krzeminski works with a group of high school students at the Allegheny County Fire Training Academy in McCandless. Krzeminski is a former chief at Hilltop Hose in Harrison and former social studies teacher at Highlands.

Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a firefighter when she was choosing electives during her junior year at North Hills High School.


Source: The Tribune-Review