There is another source of firefighters and their equipment other than the military. My ex-wife's best friend was serving a sentence at the California State ma

There is another source of firefighters and their equipment other than the military. My ex-wife's best friend was serving a sentence at the California State maximum security prison for women. It turned out that associated with the prison was a fire station which was outside the wire. It was staffed by a number of inmates and one male firefighter who was their instructor and leader. My ex-wife's best friend learned how to drive a fire engine, got her Hazmat Certificate, and much more.