Junior Fire Cadet Programme Gets Underway

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For the next five weeks, 25 students will be taking part in the Barbados Fire Service’s Junior Fire Cadet Programme at the Arch Hall Fire Station in St. Thomas.

The programme, sponsored by Roberts Manufacturing Limited and SOL Barbados Limited, is designed to instil in each participant a sense of character, confidence, self-esteem and self-discipline.

Co-ordinator Fernando McAllister acknowledged that the programme will be very thorough, and consists of practical and theoretical exercises.

“The fire cadets will participate in varying aspects of training, such as proper techniques for handling and working with nozzles, fire hoses, and many of the various fittings; and CPR. They will be taught about the organisational structure of the Fire Service, what it takes to become a fire-fighter and the importance of a sound education,” he highlighted.

“Presentations will also be delivered from various entities such as The Sanitation Department, Environmental Protection Departments, and National Council of Substance Abuse.”

In addition, cadets will participate in a one-day hike which will assist in survival techniques, McAllister indicated. “The camp will consist of nature walks and testing the cadets’ physical endurance and mental strength.”

“It is hoped that each cadet will leave this programme with a better sense of responsibility and that he/she will be more accountable for his/her own actions within the family unit and in the community. We also hope that by exposing cadets to the skills of fire-fighters and rules employees must follow to achieve success, he/she will have a better idea where they fit into today’s world with his/her goals,” he expressed. (TL)

Source: www.barbadosadvocate.com

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