Just hours after completing its Volunteer Fall Fire Academy, the Lebanon Fire District (LFD) put its newest recruits to the test during a real emergency.
The academy concluded Dec. 6 with six new volunteers successfully finishing their final live-fire training exercise, a crucial benchmark that certifies them to respond to structure fires and other emergencies within the district.
Shortly after crews finished restoring equipment from the training, LFD was dispatched to a structure fire in…