Aidan Low of Dixfield makes eye contact with his fire science instructor during a wall breach exercise Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
Tanner McLean of Andover demonstrates how a leg lock works during an exercise Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico. A leg lock helps prevent a firefighter from falling from a ladder.
Jon Longley instructs his students Dec. 17 during a fire science class at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico. Longley retired from his position as the chief of the Paris Fire Department.
Former Paris Fire Chief Jon Longley, second from left, instructs his students Dec. 17 during a fire science class at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico. Students were practicing how to self-rescue from a basement window.
Isaac Bright, front left, of Peru and Matt Smith, right, of East Dixfield listen to their instructor during a wall breach exercise Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
Emma-leigha Sweetser is a fire science student at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico and a firefighter for the Greenwood Fire Department.
Fire science students breach a wall Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
Caleb Howe of Woodstock holds a ladder Dec. 17 for a fellow fire science student at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
Fire science students practice self-rescue from inside a converted shipping container Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
Fire science students get ready to put on their turnout gear Dec. 17 at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico.
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