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Beginning with becoming a firefighter in the U.S. Air Force to launching a national podcast on the importance of safe fire training, Jake Barnes is traveling a unique career path.

People who are serious about a career in firefighting need a serious program of study. At Central Arizona College (CAC) Fire Academy that’s just what they get.

It would be a mistake to think of Madison County, in central New York state, as a quiet, laid-back fire community. Just the opposite is true. In 2022 alone, 991 people from 328 different agencies trained in Madison County for a total of 1,756 hours.

The Lieutenant training tower was added to the Fire Academy in Warren County, N.J. back in 2001. Since that time, an estimated 1,200 firefighters train on the structure each year, honing their skills.