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The first class of the Blue Ridge Fire & EMS Academy graduated last week in a ceremony held in the Summerlin Meeting Room of the Henry County Administration Building. Class 001 graduated 9 students, pictured here with their instructors and staff members from both the Henry County and Franklin County departments of public safety.
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Each graduate was presented with a wooden axe emblazoned with their name and “Class 001.”