Youth Event - Fire Prevention/Safety/Learning about Firefighting Sessions

The purpose of this course is to introduce our youth to some of the fire department job duties and to go over some safety messages. The course will introduce basic concepts of fire fighting in a fun way along with educating them on the different job duties that are assigned to the profession. There will be two sessions offered for different age groups and kids will be required to be physically active during some of the activities. The morning session will be for kids in 1st grade through 5th grade and will run from 9:00am to noon. There will be some classroom time along with some outdoor activities where they could get wet. Please bring sunscreen and dress appropriately. Course Objectives: Introduction to physical requirements of the job Introduction to different safety messages Learn about the different tools and equipment used in the profession Be introduced to basic EMS care Learn how to operate a fire extinguisher

The purpose of this course is to introduce our youth to some of the fire department job duties and to go over some safety messages. The course will introduce basic concepts of fire fighting in a fun way along with educating them on the different job duties that are assigned to the profession. There will be two sessions offered for different age groups and kids will be required to be physically active during some of the activities. The afternoon session will be for grades 6th through 12th grade from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. There will be some classroom time along with some outdoor activities where they could get wet. Please bring sunscreen and dress appropriately. Course Objectives: Introduction to physical requirements of the job Introduction to different safety messages Learn about the different tools and equipment used in the profession Be introduced to basic EMS care Learn how to operate a fire extinguisher