VIDEO: Students in the Madison County School System are close to wrapping up their first year enrolled in the countyโs fire science program. Students in the program learn hands-on training used by firefighters in various scenarios. โWeโre doing hazmat, so that tank is supposed to simulate a DOT 407 tank (chemical tanker),โ said student Ethan Gann. โWe have to learn about that because itโs something we may see on a daily basis in the future.โ The program has five students for the 2024-2025 school year. Each student who talked to WAFF 48 news said they were pleased with the class. โIt makes us more prepared for when we go into it,โ Gann said. โWe can have more experience and save a whole lot more lives and a whole lot of things in the future than if we decided to go straight out of high school into a fire department.โ
