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Detroit / Stephen Gardner / Jenay Jones / Detroit Fire Department #1166819

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Oct 07, 2015
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Finally tonight it's one of the toughest jobs around and in Detroit the city was having trouble finding local recruits to bolster the ranks of their fire department. That is until the mayor and the fire commissioner had an idea to tap into local schools. Here's Kevin Tibbles covered. Bright and early for the Detroit Fire Department's newest crop of recruits. They're all teenagers in a brand new program which if they keep their grades up will certify them as firefighters by the time they graduate...
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Kevin Tibbles
Duration:
00:01:55

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