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Academy covers basics of firefighting
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Junior Fire Academy camper Mark Fischer, 13, emerges from a smoke-filled room after participating in a simulation in which he rescued a baby. - photo by Megan Reed
CUMMING — Over the past month, local middle-schoolers simulated the rescue of a baby from a smoky room, navigated a dark maze, rode a zipline and learned CPR. They gained the experience during the Junior Fire Academy, which the Forsyth County Fire Department holds every summer to give seventh- and eighth-graders a look at what it takes to be a firefighter. Twenty-one students participated in the camp last week. Many others attended a two-day camp the previous week.