Star Journal Nicolet College teacher named firefighter instructor of the Year Share:
Nicolet firefighter instructor Mike Carlin was recently named the Wisconsin Society of Emergency Service Instructor of the Year. Submitted photo.
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When the pandemic hit early last year and Nicolet College moved all classes to the virtual world, fire training instructor Mike Carlin had more than two dozen students just weeks away from finishing their in-person classes and becoming certified fire fighters.
While many academic disciplines made the transition rather seamlessly, the very nature of hands-on fire fighter training meant that all of the instruction would not be best suited for the online world.