When the latest group of Chattanooga Fire Department recruits graduated May 17 in a ceremony at Clear Creek Church of Christ, officials showed several videos chronicling the blood, sweat and camaraderie that are part and parcel to the grueling six-and-a-half month training program. The department has posted one of the videos, titled “Into Dust at Chattanooga Fire Academy 2012,” on YouTube. To view the video, which documents how hard the department’s men and women work to become firefighters, visit www.YouTube.com and enter the title of the video in the search field. (Photo by David Laprad)