{"id":1177,"date":"2010-06-26T18:42:46","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T01:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2010-08-09T21:22:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-10T04:22:12","slug":"fire-explorer-academy-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdpalmer.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/fire-explorer-academy-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Explorer Academy – Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was graduation day for the Fire Explorers that completed the training. I dropped him off last Sunday afternoon. The first order of business was following the instructions from Marine Drill Instructors (DI). It is a kind of team building ritual. Does the squad move the way the DI wants? it should. Do the DI’s yell? Of course they do.<\/p>\n

The Explorers did 50 hours of training this past week. The certifications Eric completed are Fire Control 3B – Structural Fire Fighting and Fire Control 4A and 4B – Flammable Gases and Liquids Fire Fighting. The are more certificates that will arrive in the mail so I will update the list. As for graduation, Eric can be seen walking across the stage.<\/p>\n

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Eric moving across the stage from right to left<\/p><\/div>\n

Then there is the obligatory photo taken with a fire engine.<\/p>\n

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Eric on graduation day<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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