''A Firefighter's Journey''
KYW's Michelle Durham went through weeks of intensive training at the Philadelphia Fire Academy to give us the inside view of what it takes to become a Philadelphia firefighter.
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1,000 Smoke Detectors Donated for Needy Families
KYW Newsradio 1060 and two co-sponsors of Michelle Durham's "Firefighter's Journey" series have donated 1,000 smoke detectors to help protect needy families in the Philadelphia area.
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Part II -- Training for Zero Viz
In the second in her series of reports, members of Michelle's platoon are conducting a training exercise to get the cadets ready for zero-visibility conditions in a burning building.
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Part III -- Into A Burning Building!
In the third in her series of reports, KYW's Michelle Durham and members of her platoon will be going into a burning building for the first time.
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Part V: Dedication To The Job
Every firefighter knows the risks. But their passion for the job and their desire to do it right overrides their fears.
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Part VI: The Chemistry of Fire
In general knowledge class, cadets learn about the science of fire.
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Part VII: One Determined Woman
Meet Cadet C-11, Shanon Garrow. This Philadelphia Fire Department paramedic, a married mother of three teenagers, wants to become a Philadelphia firefighter.
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Part VIII: Trial by Fire!
As a cadet at the Philadelphia Fire Academy, it's a big day when your training includes putting out an actual fire.
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Part IX: In Their Father's Footsteps
As she trained at the Philadelphia Fire Academy, KYW's Michelle Durham (whose grandfather was a Philadelphia firefighter) met Dave Del Rossi, a fellow cadet who is making firefighting a family tradition.
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Part X: A Practice Fire Call
With lights and siren on and adreneline pumping, we proceeded to the fire location -- where our instructors had deliberately lit fires on two floors.
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Part XI: Graduation Day
Today is the day that every cadet in Class 181 waited for (and thought would never come): Graduation! It's a day mixed with pride, accomplishment, and excitement.
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Part XII: KYW's Michelle Durham, On The Job
In her first week on the job at Engine Company 50, Michelle Durham lives the life of a Philadelphia firefighter.
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Part XIII: Michelle Durham, Fighting Real Fires
Eventually the day arrives in the career of every firefighter: battling his or her first real blaze.
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Philadelphia Fire Dept. Answers Schoolkids' Questions
Philadelphia Fire Department executive chief Daniel Williams answers your questions about firefighting, firefighters, and the Philadelphia Fire Department.
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