Twin Brothers Graduate Milwaukee Fire Academy Together

Dec. 24, 2020
The Milwaukee Fire Department graduated its latest class of cadets Wednesday, and among the 43 recruits were twins Jared and Jalen Cook-Carter.

The Milwaukee Fire Department graduated its latest class of cadets Wednesday, and among the 43 new men and women were 21-year-old identical twins Jared and Jalen Cook-Carter, who were recruited after high school into the department's training pipeline.

“I couldn’t imagine doing it without him. He pushed me every day. I’m sure I pushed him to go harder,” Jalen Cook-Carter told WTMJ-TV.

Those words were echoed by his brother.

“It’s like you have a mirror. You’re feeling down about something. And you think ‘Well if he can do it. I can do it,” Jared said.