From
York Area United Fire and Rescue
When
Wed, Sep 25, 2024 @ 6:30pm to Sun, Sep 29, 2024 @ 4pm
Where
50 Commons Dr, York, PA 17402, USA
Details
York Area United Fire & Rescue would like to announce that the application process for the Citizens Fire Academy is now open! If you ever wondered what it was like to be a firefighter, this is your opportunity to get a small taste in one evening and a weekend! Starting September 25 for orientation and then September 28 and 29 for skills. Skills starting with donning of Firefighter gear and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, Engine Company skills like deploying handlines for fire attack, Fire hydrant hook ups, and pumping the apparatus. Truck company skills that include ladder deployment, search and rescue for victims, ventilation skills and Firefighter rescue. Vehicle rescue. Learn how firefighters extricate patients from vehicles that are trapped and injured. At the end of the last day you will have the opportunity to extinguish a real fire in the class A burn building at the York County Fire School with the assistance of our firefighters. If this is something you would like to experience go to our website YAUFR.COM and click on Public Education, then on Citizens Fire Academy. Fill out the registration and release forms and email them to Citizensfireacademy@YAUFR.com. You will receive a confirmation email that we received them. We hope to see you there!
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