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Firefighter enters building for second round of live fires. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A group of trainees at the Bayside Volunteer Fire Department tested their mettle on a live fire this weekend. It’s part of a recent addition to the island: the nationally accredited Firefighter One course, which teaches aspiring rescue workers the ins and outs of being a firefighter. …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Aspiring firefighters can now take a class in Kodiak that will prepare them for a career in firefighting anywhere in the United States. The Firefighter One course is part of a nationally accredited program that teaches its students the ethics, physics, and proper procedure of firefighting. Chief James Mullican of the Kodiak Fire Department says it’s the minimum …