Cadets Feel Heat During Firefighter Training

Cadets in the Tyler Junior Fire Academy put out a car fire at the academy training site in Lindale. Cadets learn to put out different types of fires during training. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.

By MACY MAXWELL/Contributor

Multimedia journalist Macy Maxwell chronicled some of the hands-on training cadets receive in the Fire Academy at Tyler Academy at Tyler Junior College.

Those who complete the course receive certifications in fire fighting and dealing with hazardous materials by meeting standards set by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

A cadet at the Tyler Junior College Fire Academy emerges in full protective gear and oxygen from a smoke-filled building during a drill. Cadets are trained how to use the equipment that lets them survive being in a burning building. Photo by MACY MAXWELL
Cadets in the Tyler Junior Fire Academy put out a car fire at the academy training site in Lindale. Cadets learn to put out different types of fires during training. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Cadets at the Tyler Junior College Fire Academy extinguish a car on fire at the academy's Lindale training facility. Cadets have to put out several types of fires during their training. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
During the Tyler Junior College Fire Academy, Lt. Billy Cunningham, center, supervises a drill in which cadets control hoses and nozzles to extinguish flammables liquids in a tank. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Capt. Trevor Smyrl demonstrates how to use breathing equipment during the Tyler Junior College Fire Academy. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Cadets at the Tyler Junior College Fire Academy practice extinguishing a liquid petroleum gas fire. During the academy, cadets are put through several fire scenarios. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
During Tyler Junior College Fire Academy training, an instructor and two cades practice using a wide spray to create the protection needed to advance on an outdoor fire. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Tyler Junior College Fire Academy cadet Mason Baez uses a fire extinguisher as instructor Austin Davis looks on. Cadets must be able to efficiently put out small fire as part of their training. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Tyler Junior College Fire Academy instructor Justin Goggins gives cadets feedback how performed during a training exercise involving going into a burning building. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Two Tyler Junior College Fire Academy cadets in full gear and oxygen tanks enter a burn building to battle the flames. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
A Tyler Junior College cadet practices controlling the nozzle and spray of a hose with water flowing at 75 pounds per square inch. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Three Tyler Junior College Fire Academy cadets practice the VEIS (vent, enter, isolate and search) procedure that involves entering a burning building by breaking through an exterior door or window. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
A Tyler Junior College Fire Academy cadet enters a burn building with a flat headed axe, a tool used to break through walls to get to flames. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Tyler Junior College Fire Academy cadets rescue a fallen firefighter -- represented by a 200-pound dummy -- from a smoke- filled burn house as part of their training. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.
Tyler Junior College Fire Academy instructor Austin Davis emerges from the smoke-filled burn building during the final day of Academy Class 27's live training April 17. Photo by MACY MAXWELL.

Cadets Feel Heat During Firefighter Training

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