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Critical Thinking: A Benefit of Higher Education

There are those today who believe there have always been degree programs with a fire service emphasis, but that is not the case. Many from my generation served in the forefront of bringing college education into the fire service. We followed the rough-hewn path of the forward-thinking people who went before us. Two of my true heroes in this pursuit are no longer with us. The late Dr. Leonard Marks, who was the fire chief in Bremerton, WA, and the late Martin Grimes, who arrived...

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Critical Thinking: A Benefit of Higher Education

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