Firefighters in Training

Palatka Fire recruits get two-week crash course

  • Firefighter rookies Cane Willsey, front, and Marcus Wilson advance a hose line and spray it during a two-week training program where new recruits are prepared for job readiness.
    Firefighter rookies Cane Willsey, front, and Marcus Wilson advance a hose line and spray it during a two-week training program where new recruits are prepared for job readiness.
  • New recruits at the Palatka Fire Department prepare a metro load to put on the fire truck. Kneeling, from left, are rookies Marcus Wilson and Cane Willsey and firefighter/EMT Mike Vogel. Standing are engineer Stephen Barker, left, and rookie Jacob O’Connor.
    New recruits at the Palatka Fire Department prepare a metro load to put on the fire truck. Kneeling, from left, are rookies Marcus Wilson and Cane Willsey and firefighter/EMT Mike Vogel. Standing are engineer Stephen Barker, left, and rookie Jacob O’Connor.
  • Palatka Fire Department recruits Cane Willsey, front, and Marcus Wilson advance a hose line.
    Palatka Fire Department recruits Cane Willsey, front, and Marcus Wilson advance a hose line.
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The Palatka Fire Department is regularly on the hunt for new recruits. The trainees’ two-week crash course with the department began Monday. They learn about hoselines, locations, the trucks,…

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