Behind the Badge
Five days before they graduated last week, the class of 19 recruits who were sworn in Friday as the newest firefighters at Anaheim Fire & Rescue got in some work at the North Net Training Academy in Anaheim.
Behind the Badge OC photographer Steven Georges was on hand to capture images of the May 18 training session.
Within 24 hours of their graduation ceremony May 22, many of the recruits went already in service as firefighter/paramedics.
Recruit Jonathan Neu climbs onto the the North Net Training Center tower from Truck 3’s ladder as Pomerne Jones and Michael Hoover get ready to follow during a training exercise at the center.
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Recruits Sean Mazza, left, Michael Hoover and Pomerne Jones erect a ladder at the tower of the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
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Recruits erect a ladder at the tower of the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
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Recruit Carlos Torres climbs to the roof of a training building to cut a hole in the roof in order to vent heat so firefighters can enter the building, during a training exercise at the North Net Training center in Anaheim.
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Recruit Carlos Torres, right, test the stability of each section of roof he plans on walking on as David Loya follows on the ladder during a training exercise at the North Net Training center in Anaheim.
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Recruits David Loya, left, and Carlos Torres cut a hole in the roof in order to vent heat so firefighters can enter the building during a training exercise.
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Recruits Pomerne Jones, left, Michael Hoover and Jonathan Neu carry a ladder to the North Net Training Center tower.
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Anaheim Fire & Rescue recruits have their performances rated after a rooftop test at the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
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The ladder from Anaheim Fire & Rescue Truck 3 carries recruits to the North Net Training Center tower. With the support braces in place, all 10 wheels of the truck are lifted off the ground.
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Anaheim Fire & Rescue Capt. John Strickland goes over rooftop procedures with recruits.
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Anaheim Fire & Rescue Capt. Bryan Morris watches over Recruit Tyler Bashaw during a training exercise at the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
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