ADVANCE FOR PUBLICATION ON SATURDAY, MAY 14, AND THEREAFTER - In a training exercise, volunteer firefighter Bryan Duvall, 17, with United Steam Fire Engine Company, releases water from a hose during a volunteer fire and rescue work-based learning program in Frederick, Md., May 10, 2022. FREDERICK, Md. — Three firefighters entered a building that simulated a burning third-floor apartment fire.
Tuesday marked one of the last classes of the year for the Frederick County Division of Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services Work Learning Internship. The internship program is aimed at high school seniors but is open to all volunteers 16 and older who meet the requirements. Requirements include being a member of a volunteer fire and rescue company and passing a fire department physical.
Instructors on Tuesday hailed from the New Market District Volunteer Fire Company. Volunteers Tanner Williamson and Justin Wright said their company is largely volunteer driven, so they wanted to help educate the next generation.