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A Wahluke student climbs into a piece of South Columbia Basin Irrigation District heavy equipment during Outdoor Career Day,

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Options on display at Outdoor Career Day
April 29, 2024 6:25 p.m.

Options on display at Outdoor Career Day

MATTAWA — No question, life as a firefighter can be demanding, as the abbreviated version of the physical agility test set up by Grant County Fire District 8 demonstrated. Participants dragged a length of fire hose, used a sledgehammer, dragged a dummy a specified distance, then dragged it back. That, said Wahluke High School student Ricardo Sandoval, was the real challenge.