A house is ablaze. Emergency numbers have been dialed and help is on the way. The help? Auburn University students and their supervisors.
In the early 90s, a program started in efforts to provide Auburn with firefighters while engaging students from the University. When it began, Tuskegee University was included. The student firefighter program keeps the force young and operation costs down.
Battalion Chief Jeff Nolin said, at the moment, there are 60 students involved that are all certified firefighters.