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Recruits are Hands-on with Hoses and Hydrants
May 29, 2025 | TENNESSEE
KATE SMITH, Correspondent
Taking a breather.
Working through a problem.
Learning to advance a hose line as a team.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
Martin, TN – Martin Fire Department’s latest recruits train with C-Shift on catching a hydrant and advancing a hose line. After two weeks of classroom work MFD’s newest took advantage of the mild spring weather to transition from textbook to hands-on learning.
KATE SMITHCorrespondent
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