Alaska’s next generation of firefighters is learning on the job SPONSORED: Not many students can say they save lives as part of their college education, but for these University of Alaska Fairbanks students, it’s all in a day’s work. Author: University of Alaska Fairbanks Board of Advisors Published 1 hour ago
Presented by UAF Paul Miranda was heading into his senior year of high school when, on a whim one day, he walked over to his neighborhood fire station in midtown Anchorage to see what he could learn about firefighting. That chance visit led him to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College Fire Science Program where, a year later, he was a full-time college student and a full-time firefighter responding to real calls for help.