The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation’s South Carolina Fire Academy graduated 22 recruits Friday, Dec. 9, from its eight-week firefighter candidate school in Columbia. These firefighters underwent a 320-hour training program of classroom and hands-on firefighting skills development. Among the graduates are John Gaffney of the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department (second from right, middle row) and Riley Thomson of the Lady’s Island-St. Helena Fire District (far right, middle row). Submitted photo.
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