Cranberry Fire Cadet Academy sees record enrollment
Claire Butterfield, a sophomore at Seneca Valley Senior High School, prepares to guide a hose line into a smoking building on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company’s Fire Cadet Academy. This year saw a record high for enrollment — with 17 young firefighters spending the week in training. Austin Uram/Butler Eagle
CRANBERRY TWP — Lugging heavy gear in the hot summer sun, 17 young future firefighters took to training on Tuesday at the Fire Cadet Academy.
“This year we have an all-time high of 17 students,” said organizer Trent Smith. “Last year we had 10, so we’ve increased.”
Smith, who is also a member of the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, said this is the third year for the program.
