15-09-2017 19:45 via kxan.com

LBJ Fire Academy gifted equipment from Austin fire

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department donated $70,000 of equipment to the LBJ Fire Academy Friday.
The items have either reached their expiration date or were retired by the fire department. All the products are still good for training purposes, just not active incidents.
“They get to see what the job is like. They get to become certified,” said Assistant Chief Aaron Woolverton. “And if they don’t come to work for the Austin Fire Department, they could als
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