On the Easter weekend 2019, a fire damaged an under-construction classroom building at Parkland College's Emergency Services Training Site, east of Melville. The charred structure had to be demolished and a new facility was built in its place.
Then COVID-19 hit, postponing last year's scheduled NFPA 1001 Firefighter program.
But now, the new classroom is being put to good use as the postponed program gets started.
There are 18 students from 10 different communities in Platoon #17. They'll learn the theory and get hands-on training at the Emergency Services Training Site until the end of June.
Platoon #18 begins training in late July.
