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Inmates Pass GA Fire Exam
By thepostsearchlight.com
Published: 03/12/2010

Seven newly certified firefighters joined the ranks of Decatur County Fire and Rescue this week after Decatur County Correctional Institute Warden Elijah McCoy reported that all seven DCCI inmates selected to participate in the Georgia Department of Corrections' Inmate Firefighter Program passed the state fire exam on their first attempts.

The seven new firefighters also got to test out their skills the first day on the job on March 4 by handling both a fire call and a vehicle wreck out of the main Fire Station at the Industrial Park.

McCoy said there are plans to send the new firefighters out to volunteer fire stations in the near future after other firefighters receive certification to supervise inmates. Presently, there is a correctional officer at the main station until paid firefighters get certified to supervise inmates

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