02-21-14 Chattanooga Starts New Fire Academy

The recruits will go through a tough six-and-a-half months of rigorous mental and physical training, including instruction on fire suppression, vehicle extrication, hazardous materials and many other related disciplines. The firefighters must also be EMT-IV certified to be a Chattanooga firefighter. If they successfully make it through all the tests and physical fitness training, they will graduate on September 5, 2014.

Chattanooga Fire Chief Lamar Flint is on the far left and Training Chief Phillip Hyman is on the far right.