![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WEBJLkKw5rM/default.jpg "The Triad will soon be home to a facility that officials say will bring dental care to low-income under-served residents while providing educational opportunities to East Carolina University dental students. That was the message today as leaders of Davidson County Community College and the ECU School of Dental Medicine announced plans to build a "community service learning center" on the DCCC campus.")
![](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HgIPKsQfLKU/default.jpg "MOCKSVILLE, NC -- Firefighters in Davie County headed back to school over the weekend, but this time they were learning mostly outside the classroom. Davidson County Community College's Mocksville campus hosted its first-ever fire college to give rookie and experienced firefighters real-world training. "Firefighting is really a job of experience," said the campus fire and rescue coordinator, Jerry Grubbs. "You can teach in the classroom all day long, you can show pictures and movies, but until you actually experience it, you really don't know what it's like." The weekend college was designed to help out the volunteer firefighters who often don't have time to fit intensive training into their schedules. "They work a full-time job - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm," said Winston-Salem Fire Department captain Joe Ramsey. "It gives them the opportunity to get that training they might not see during the week." Nearly 100 firefighters took part in the series of 10 different courses. They say it's made them even more eager to do their jobs. "I'm very excited about going in, fighting fire and helping people, helping the community," said Steve McVay, a firefighter in Davie County.")
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May 06, 2013
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