Young Fire Masters Graduate

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The twenty-three junior fire cadets who graduated from the 10th annual Barbados Fire Service Junior Fire Cadet Programme on Friday evening were encouraged to continue on the path towards becoming skilled firemen and women of the Barbados Fire and Rescue Service.

Master of Ceremonies, Roger Bourne, divulged some of the future plans for the programme: “It has been the service’s desire over the years to take these children after they have passed through and bring them back into a structured environment where they can use those skills comfortably for the development of the service.

“It has been taking some time but I am sure that some point in the future we will be able to achieve that objective, where we can invite the young ones to come back and perhaps go along with some of the senior fire officers in installing smoke alarms in the houses of elderly persons and other community services,” he stated during an enjoyable and well attended ceremony at the Arch Hall Fire Station in Thomas.

He added that the key to building a stronger fire service is to train the individuals and follow that up with drawing on their resources to further the fire prevention programmes. The cadets were the stars of the ceremony as they provided brilliant entertainment during the drill displays in showing off their newly-acquired but already mastered fire-fighting skills.

Sharp footed marching preceded the eagerly anticipated fire inclusive fire extinguisher, group and one-man hose and hydrant and fire blanket drills – all of which were expertly and successfully executed in removing the simulated fire threats.

Speaking on the origins and importance of the cadet programme, Bourne said service oriented children such as those involved in Girl Guides and Boy Scouts were initially targeted in the camp’s earlier years but that a decision was taken to incorporate students from a wider cross-section of the community that were likely to have a high level of discipline.

“You can see how taking that group of individuals and moulding them into a unit, how much work and dedication it would take, because you have to spend an additional period of time adapting to the attitude and modify some of their behaviours and attitudes,” he said, in commending the facilitating instructors.

In her brief remarks, Patricia Worrell, parent of cadet Sherria Worrell, said the programme stood out from among the other summer camps being conducted around the island, especially since her initially sceptical daughter immersed herself in learning from her new experiences.

“I was pleased to see that in addition to the fun activities such as sports and craft, it offered essential life skills, discipline, team-building, water conservation and fire safety and prevention and I am sure most parents would agree that the...children had life-altering experiences,” she announced.

Gratitude was also expressed towards the camp sponsors SOL (Barbados) Limited and Roberts Manufacturing who “have under-written the costs by supporting year after recognising its value” and assurance given that another 10 years of the programme will be supported even more by corporate Barbados.

Source: www.barbadosadvocate.com

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