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Jason here at Columbus State’s Fire Science program. While students here are still training
for a career, instructors also provide continuing education for professional firefighters.
That’s what was going on here recently in Mount Vernon.
Since professionals are required to take continuing education to maintain certification, some
departments call on Columbus State to provide the hands-on training.
Lt. Chad Christopher, Mount Vernon Fire Department: Columbus State is a well-known institution
for both its firefighting and medic’s courses and services. (We have several fire instructors
on staff but) it’s nice to get the wealth and knowledge that they have and for them
to bring it to us.
Mount Vernon fire crews used this school building - scheduled for demolition – to brush up
on a number of skills. Here they’re practicing how to safely ventilate a fire.
Mike Ullom, CSCC fire instructor: What we are trying to do is set them up for success
so they don’t run into a situation where they haven’t done it or they haven’t gotten
the muscle memory to do it. We’re trying to practice what we do in real life.
Gordon Henderson, CSCC Center for Workforce Development: What’s nice is at the end of
today’s training, or any training we do, our instructors will sit with the department
and go over what worked and what didn’t work. We’re not there to beat them up. We’re
there to help facilitate so they know going into a real emergency what working and what’s
not.
A Sort of “on the job training” that couple save precious minutes, and perhaps lives – in
a real emergency.