Guam Fire Department’s second cohort of Paramedic Program underway

From recent promotions to an ongoing paramedic program, KUAM News checks in with the Guam Fire Department. According to Acting Fire Chief Joey San Nicolas, the morale at the Guam Fire Department is overall really good. "We are very transparent with the challenges that we face, and we constantly do our best to lead from the front by example and show the personnel that we're able to still perform at a high capacity with the limited resources we do have," he said. Continuing to move forward, GFD has been busy. Its second cohort of the Paramedic Program is currently underway. He says there are about 33 enrolled, which San Nicolas says is amazing considering how difficult and intense the course is. "They're already a couple of months in, and I know they have completed their second live week, with another live week coming up. And they are set to finish their training along with all their ride-along hours and clinicals to be completed by November," he said.
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Man accused, charged with punching woman, setting her home on fire in Sinajana

A man with a pending family violence case was accused of punching a woman and setting her home on fire, according to a magistrate’s complaint filed in Superior Court. Robert Atinimwar, 28, also known as Atinimwar Robert, was charged Wednesday with aggravated arson as a second-degree felony, and criminal mischief and family violence as third-degree felonies. The arson charge carries a special allegation of committing a crime against the community, because the woman’s home is a GHURA unit. Police were called to the scene of a structure fire and assault in Sinajana at 5 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, firefighters were tending to the woman, who had visible facial injuries, the complaint stated. One of her eyes was so swollen, she could not open it. There was a cut between her eyebrows, bruising and swelling on her jawline, redness and swelling on her lips and a bruise on her shoulder.
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