Plainfield Twp. fire aids students in hands-on program [Video]

The Plainfield Township Fire Department’s work-study program has helped high school students get firsthand experience.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ruby Brock has always known she wanted to become a firefighter. She did not expect to be living out her lifelong dream at only 19 years old.

“I had an interest in the fire service, and I thought I had to wait until after high school or even after college to get started,” she said. “My uncle, he’s also a firefighter at a different department, he was like, ‘Hey, like, you don’t have to wait, like, you can get started sooner.’”

That is when Brock contacted the Plainfield Township Fire Department. With their help, she was able to set up a work-study program with her high school.

After her high school’s work-study program, Brock then completed the Plainfield Township Fire Academy.

“I started here when I was 17, which is obviously …