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New Fire Fighter, Criminal Justice Academies Kick Off School Year
August 16, 2016
The Escambia County Fire Fighter Academy at Pine Forest High School and Escambia County Criminal Justice Academy at Escambia High School started classes last week, providing students an opportunity to get a head start on their careers in public safety.
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners helped fund the career academies through a donation of $50,000 to the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation in 2015, supporting the Escambia County School District’s efforts to create immersive learning environments within the high schools that focus on each specific career path. Participating students will develop knowledge in firefighting and criminal justice and have the opportunity to earn relevant industry certifications. To date, 111 students have enrolled in the Fire Fighter Academy, and 68 students have enrolled in the Criminal Justice Academy.
“These academies will offer students a chance to get an early start to their careers in firefighting or criminal justice, and Escambia County is excited to be a part of the future of workforce education,” Assistant County Administrator Chip Simmons said. “With a background in public safety, I would have loved the opportunity to start my training at a younger age. The public safety needs in Escambia County are going to continue to grow, and these programs will lay the foundation for our future fire fighters and law enforcement officers.”
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3 Responses to “New Fire Fighter, Criminal Justice Academies Kick Off School Year”
Is there any training for construction? Some kids aren’t ready nor have a desire for jobs like that but there are a lot of construction going on in the area. Wouldn’t it be beneficial for them to learn how to operate heavy duty machinery? Those are good paying jobs.
Bob C. — Check out the programs available at the George Stone Technical Center…. http://www.georgestonecenter.com/
I seem to recall that at one time, years ago, there was a Crime Scene Investigator program in the Escambia County High Schools.
Whatever happened to that program?
I think many students were interested in that and it just seemed to go away.
Also, there was at one time a Training Center planned for Law Enforcement, Fire Dept, EMTs and other agencies and it had funding of Millions of dollars from several groups but then it went away when sheriffs changed. Wonder if this may help get that going again? Sure seemed like a great idea.