Guam - The Guam Fire Department and the Guam Community College wrapped-up the first phase of Firefighter Certification Training. The federally-funded program includes 28 new trainees that have been undergoing various types of hands-on training.

The trainees will now be moving on to medical and fire prevention training for the next couple of months before students receive their GCC Fire Science Technology Certificate. The training will also allow them opportunity to work for GFD or the federal fire department.