This week, ten individuals were honored during a graduation ceremony at the Office of the Sheriff in downtown Colorado Springs, marking the successful completion of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Academy. Each graduate earned their Firefighter II Certification, signifying their readiness to serve as wildland firefighters.
The hands-on three-week Academy began on July 21 and included over 65 hours of classroom and hands-on field training per cadet. In total, the training process—including pre-requisite coursework—provided more than 650 hours of instruction across a wide range
of wildland firefighting skills…