Crawfordsville firefighter/paramedic Seth McCloud lives to push himself and recently he became the 77th member of a very special elite group in Indiana called the Smoke Diver Association. The association is the elite of the elite for Indiana firefighters — a six-day course where the firefighters are put through mental and physical hardships in an attempt to sharpen their skills and situational awareness. “It’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears,” McCloud said. The week is comprised of 60 to 80 hours the most intense training a firefighter can go through. A typical day entailed an hour of physical training, followed by a 16-stage obstacle course (both events in full turnout gear.) Then they removed the fire-fighting gear so they could go on a four to five mile run before returning to gear up and go through various training drills.