07/23/2023
As an instructor you need to get with like minded instructors and compare notes. As a fire and EMS instructor that can be difficult to find locally, but I have spent the past 2️⃣ days, in Detroit, filling my cup with some amazing instructors from across the US. Thank you to the NFFF for making the High School Fire & EMS Cadet Symposium a successful conference.
06/30/2023
When we tell the students to please bring a change of clothes and a towel on the last day we just hope they don't forget them!!! Water, water, and more water, and today was the perfect day for hose line soccer, bucket brigades, and chocking sprinkler heads!!!!!
Of course, we ended the morning with some snow cones to cool off even more!!!!
06/29/2023
Though Tower 90 wasn’t able to make an appearance today, they will be here tomorrow, these students still completed some fun hands-on activities!!!!!
🧯🔥They were able to put out real fire with fire extinguishers, see how a thermal imaging camera works, 🪣wash the fire engine 🧽and learn all about communications using legos!!!🔨
💦Hope they don’t forget a change of clothes tomorrow because there will be a lot of different activities with water!!!!💦
06/28/2023
A lot of hands on learning to include Hands-Only cpr, helping a choking victim, how to stop bleeding and simple splinting. With parents permission, we walked across the road and toured HFD Station 2 and looked at all the equipment on Engine 2!!!!
06/27/2023
The past two days have been packed with great activities!!!!!
🚒MTC ‘Be a Hero’ Academy started on Monday with 10 middle school students from various county and city schools.
After getting to know one another on Monday they learned about fire service history with a tour at the Harrisonburg Fire Museum and ended their morning learning about fire gear!!!
This morning they learned how important smoke alarms are, why they need to practice E.D.I.T.H (Exit Drill in the Home), drew their own escape plan, saved some babies from the smoke filled safety house and learned how to properly use fire extinguishers.
So much more planned for the rest of the week so stay tuned!!!!! 🚒
05/24/2023
Young ladies 14-17 you need to get those applications in…June 1st is fast approaching!!!!
🚒🚑🚓🚁A week spent learning about careers in public safety and hanging out with some pretty amazing people!!!!!!
05/19/2023
Calling all 14-16 girls!!!!! Need to get those applications in for this fun-filled week at Camp L.I.T.!!!!!
Applications are now open for Camp L.I.T. 2023. Girls ages 14-16 can apply and learn about careers in the emergency services.
04/24/2023
🏅🏅🏅Never the results you want but all TOP 5️⃣ finishes so very happy with that!!!!! Congratulations Ben 🥉 Andrew, Haven and Camden!!!!! 🏅🏅🏅
Great ice cream and henna tattoos around!!!!
04/22/2023
No matter the outcome-these students worked hard and had fun!!!!! Now to go enjoy the rest of the day and eat some real food!!!!🍗🍟
04/21/2023
And 4 of the Fire-Rescue students are heading to state competition to compete in Firefighting and First Aid. Best of luck!!!!!!
04/15/2023
Took the students to Cupps-All Parts to do some cutting, bending, displacing, distorting, rolling and lifting. Vehicle Rescue and Extrication is always a favorite!!!!
04/10/2023
Applications OPEN!!!!!!
Applications are now open for Camp L.I.T. 2023. Girls ages 14-16 can apply and learn about careers in the emergency services.