Spanish-speaking firefighters bond at weeklong training program

“About 700 firefighters representing most of the worlds Spanish-speaking countries gathered near Texas A&M last week to share tips, swap stories and douse a few blazes together.

The Texas Engineering Extension Service has sponsored a Spanish Fire Training School for more than four decades and itss become a well-known event among international firefighters. This year, participants converged from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela and the United States, said TEEX spokesman Jay Socol.”

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