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Our Village, Our News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Vol. 7 No. 11
Rasmussen to Offer Fire Degree Romeoville Fire Department, Rasmussen College partners in fire science By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
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n a unique partnership that continues to bring national attention to the Romeoville Fire Department and its Academy, Rasmussen College will now be offering a fire science degree based on its programs. According to Fire Chief KentAdams, the Romeoville Fire Academy began operations in 2006 with a modest schedule of courses for veteran firefighters. It is now embarking on a partnership with Rasmussen College to offer highly sought-after fire officer training programs. While the academy saw Submitted Photo/ Romeoville Fire Academy
tremendous growth and expansion, including being only the second fire academy in Illinois to offer a collapse rescue technician course and the first to have its own collapse training site, the academy was required by the state to have an accredited college by their side to continue with certain courses. “Without the vision and insight from Jon Ibrahim and Kent Adams this program would not be possible,� Village Manager Steve Gulden said. The impetus for the program came from Academy Director Jon Ibrahim, who brought the idea of the academy to the village. The See FIRE ACADEMY, page 2