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YoucancountonJohnMcCaffreyIIItosaveyourlife.The2009SabinoHighSchoolgraduateenrolledinthePimaCountyJTEDFireScienceclasslastfalltomakehislifelongdreamofbecominga7re7ghtercometrueearly.x1cMyJTEDFireScienceclassgaveusmorehands-onexperiencesthanIexpected.Iwentinnotknowingwhattoexpectandcameouthavingactuallygoneintoa7rex1dhesays.Johnwhois18isworkingonhisEMTcerti7cationatPimaCommunityCollegeandplanstoearnanassociatex19sdegreebeforejoininga7restation.Heearned20.5creditstowardhisdegreeinhisFireScienceclasswhichmeansthatbytheendofthissummerhex19llbehalfwaythroughtheprogram.DuringtheclassJohnandhisclassmatesalsoearnedtheirWildlandandHazmatcerti7cations.x1cIseeguyswhoaretryingoutfortheDrexelHeightsFireDepartmentandtheyareintheirearly20sIknowIx19mveryfaraheadinpursuingmycareerx1dhesays.ThispastMayJohndeliveredaninsightfulandmovingspeechtohisclassmatesfriendsandfamilywhogatheredfortheJTEDCentralCampusProgramCompletionCeremony.Belowareexcerptsfromhisspeechx1cWhilewewanttobethereforotherswehavetohavefamilyandfriendssupportingusaswell.Wecomeinonwhatverywellcouldbetheworstdayofapersonx19slife.Withoutthesupportofthepeopleweloveourperspectiveonlifecanbecomeverytwisted.Thatisthepartthatmakesallofyouwhocameheretonightmyheroes.x1dx1cAta7restationyoucannotkeeptoyourself.Youbecomepartofanewfamily.Youhavetobeabletorelyonyourfamilyandthemonyou.Partofbeingafamilyistheknowledgethatyoucantrustthemwithyourlife.Sayyougetlostinaburningbuilding.WhilehopefullynooneiseverinsuchapositionIcanonlyimaginethecomfortthatwouldcomefromtrustingyourteamtocomesaveyou.InthisacademyIhavenodoubtthatIwouldbesafeinsuchaposition.IknowthatmyfriendswouldbewillingtohelpmewhenIneeditwhichtheyalreadyhavedoneonoccasion.Iknowthateveryoneofthesegreatpeoplewillmakeadifferenceinmanylives.x1dx1cBeproudofwhoyouareandwhatyoudo.Trymakingthebestoutcomeofasituationnomatterhowbleakitmayseem.Someonex19sbrotherorsistersonordaughtermotherorfathermaydependonwhatyoudo.x1dJohnsaysthebestpartoftheclasswaswhenheandhisclassmatesemergedfromtheburnroomasimulatedof7ceenvironmentheatedtoapproximately700degreeswithsmokeandzerovisibilityattheTucsonFireDepartmentx19sTrainingAcademy.x1cEventhoughwewereallexhaustedthatfeelingofaccomplishmentwasjustamazingx1dhesays.x1cIx19manormalguyjustlikeeverybodyelse.Iwasjustgivenagreatopportunityandwasabletotakeadvantageofit.x1dFiresciencecourx12ehelpx12x12tudentx12rex12pondquicklytocareercalling3