Students Learn To Fight Fires
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Some former Vernon students have been getting a first hand education on the fire lines this summer.
Dakota Becker and Braeden Barnard — formerly of Vernon Secondary School — have been training as members of the BC Wildfire Service’s Junior Fire Crew
Over 140 students from School District 22 applied for 10 positions, where they would participate in approximately eight weeks of training,” says Maritza Reilly, Communications Coordinator with the School District. “In May, the 10 students started their training which included getting familiar with hose lays, setting up pumps, digging guards and getting the S-100 and S-185 certifications, Safety and Fire Entrapment Avoidance, including helicopter safety and much more.”
Becker and Barnard were selected in June from the 10 students to continue working with Wildfire Services on the Fire Stalkers Unit Crew and Vernon Initial Attack crews over the summer.
