Three DeKalb Firefighters Graduate from State Live Burn Firefighter Class

May 17, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

Three members of the DeKalb County Fire Department, Faith Caplinger Ricketts, Cody Herman, and Kyle Hovey graduated Saturday and Sunday from the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Training Academy’s Live Burn Firefighter I class.

Captain Brian Williams said this 16-hour course requires students to demonstrate skills needed to extinguish a passenger vehicle fire attack, exterior Class A fire attack, interior structure fire attack, commercial buildings and ground cover fire attack.

“We are extremely proud of these recent graduates. Today, our department stands better prepared to respond to emergencies because of the high standards for training we set for our firefighters,” said Captain Brian Williams

May 17, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

WJLE AM 1480 & WJLE FM 101.7 ARE BACK ON THE AIR TODAY (MONDAY). Day 2 of the tower painting project resumes Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.

May 17, 2021
By: Dwayne Page

The DCHS Tiger baseball team will travel to Sequatchie County for a Region 4A Tournament semi-finals game Monday, May 17.

The game starts at 6 p.m.

The Tigers are 15-11-1 coming into the game while the Indians are 17-10-1

WJLE plans LIVE coverage via LIVE stream at www.wjle.com

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