Regional Fire Academy Will Draw from Several States
A new fire academy set to be unveiled this summer in Joplin, Mo., will offer candidates from several states the instruction they need to pursue a career in firefighting and give employers a pool of qualified candidates.
May 07, 2021 • A regional fire academy, slated to begin this summer in Joplin, Mo., aims to combine the resources of the local university and the local fire department to offer residents in multiple states a head start into firefighting and provide a certified pool of candidates for fire stations looking for firefighters.
The Joplin Fire Department, along with the city of Joplin and the College of Health Sciences at Missouri Southern State University (MSSU), have partnered to deploy the academy, which is expected to attract applications from Missouri and other states including Kansas, Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas.
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