ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN FIRE SAFETY PROGRAMS
November 5th, 2008, SYCUAN FIRE DEPT HOTSHOTS visited a local elementary school in San Diego County and gave young students a hands-on look at their state-of-the-art firefighting equipment and presented their valuable fire safety training program.
The Sycuan Tribal Fire Department entered into a Public Law 93-638 tribal compact with the Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA-NIFC. This contract provides Sycuan with monetary and logistical U.S. Government support through federally-funded programs for federally-recognized Indian tribes who meet the stringent qualifications.
SYCUAN FIRE SAFETY FOR YOUNG SCHOOL CHILDREN
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Fire Captain Byron Alcantara, Golden Eagles IHC 63B, gives one of the young school boys the special VIP treatment by sticking an Honorary Fireman's Badge on his chest, putting a red captain's helmet on his head, and holding him up for a professional picture.
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Captain Alcantara organized the event, and took the lead in introducing the Sycuan firemen to the young elementary students.
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The firemen and students broke off into groups and participated in the training. Above, Captain Alcantara asks for volunteers to shoot the fire extinguisher.
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A professional Sycuan fire fighter (right) used diesel fuel and a drip torch to light sand fires in a bucket, and each student got a chance to extinguish a fire using a fire extinguisher — which was pretty cool.
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The young boys and girls all had opportunities to try on real firefighter gear during the visit.
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A young girl tried on the firefighting clothing and posed for a picture with a Sycuan IHC fireman.
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Students were escorted inside the Hotshots crew buggies and command vehicles and got to experience the emergence flashing lights and sirens.
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Wildland firemen answered a million questions from the school children.
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A Sycuan crewmember listens to one of the students.
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A fireman shows a group of students the finer points of using a fireman's flair gun and other incendiary devices.
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A young girl stopped to smile for a photo. She is wearing...holding...used for ...
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Children listen to an experienced Bureau of Indian Affairs fire superintendent tell them important life-saving fire safety tips.
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Students, teachers and firefighter posed for a group photograph to remember the event.
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CLICK to learn about the Sycuan Firefighters and their mission.
The participating Sycuan firefighters are elite members of the Sycuan-BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) Golden Eagles Hotshots Interagency Hotshots Crew IHC, a wildland and air division of the Sycuan Fire Department, Sycuan Indian Reservation.
Fire safety photos courtesy of Chief Hank Murphy.
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