Explorers will be exposed to Fire Department Operations including:
- Structural fire fighting
- Emergency medical services
- Hazardous materials
- Special rescue
- Safety
- Leadership
- Communications
- Fire Department Equipment
- First Aid
- Basic Fire Fighting
- Fire Prevention
- Public Education
- Rescue
Objectives:
- Promote teamwork, leadership, and organizational skills
- Hands on approach that allows the member to experience fire operations close up
- Identify career fields that are related to the fire service
- Provide career path advisement and information
- Teach fire safety education
- Assist the community through volunteer work in fire safety education and related community service
- Identify and discuss the organizational components of a fire department
- Identify and perform the basic duties required of an entry-level firefighter