Of the 34 new recruits in the 2013 Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department class, 13 have served in the military. It’s the first new recruit class in five years for the department.
As reported by RTV 6 (http://bit.ly/1hPRE5Y) Private Brett Keller spent a year in Afghanistan and four years jumping out of planes and helicopters as part of an Army drug task force before becoming a firefighter. Private Ross McKee was a captain in the National Guard who spent time guarding military convoys in Iraq, while Wes Vanbruaene, another new recruit, served two tours in Iraq.
ASAFER grantthat the fire department received to pay 21 firefighters’ salaries for two years offered a bonus year of funding for military veterans.
Read additional details about the new recruits athttp://bit.ly/1hPRE5Y.
For more on veterans in the fire service, consider新一代的“老兵”消防队员andVeterans Find Purpose as Firefighters.
