The Randolph Fire Department, in conjunction with the Randolph Police Department and Randolph High School, began a program for high school seniors interested in public safety and/or the healthcare industry. The course was designed to allow the students to learn and gain hands-on experience in these fields.
The program is a full school year program and we meet daily. This course consists of three different learning experiences: firefighting, police, and EMS.
During the firefighting days, the students are introduced to the science behind fire, and its behavior, historical fires, firefighter gear and SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus {air tank}), communications, engine company operations, vehicle extrication (with the jaws-of-life), ladder company operations, hydrant operations, portable fire extinguishers, search and rescue, an obstacle course, and finally the entire process of becoming a firefighter is explained.
During the police days, the students are taught about motor vehicle laws, Miranda rights, constitutional laws, hate crimes, firearm laws, abuse (e.g., domestic, elder, child), etc. During the EMS days, the students are taught first aid (bleeding control, epi-pens, fracture and sprain management, etc.), CPR, proper protective equipment, incident command system, poisoning and overdose, psychological emergencies, suicide prevention, stress management, etc. EMS company representatives are brought in to speak about career opportunities in the field of EMS.
This entire course, regardless of the student’s career path, provides valuable lessons that they will take with them, and someday, they will use the techniques if and when they encounter an emergency.
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