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Friday, September 3, 2010

500 Future Firefighters Attend Exploring Event

Future firefighters from across the nation spent June 20-24 in College Station (Texas) at the 2005 National Fire/Emergency Services Exploring Conference hosted by the Texas Engineering Extension Service. More than 500 teens representing posts in 20 states – from Washington to Florida – participated in competitions and seminars held at TEEX's Brayton Fire Training Field. The teenagers participated in individual and team events, including a bunker gear relay, make and break, room search, paramedic biking competition, physical ability test and wildfire shelter deployment. Explorers also competed in drill competitions and attended seminars ...

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