Camp HERO Day 2 Features Firefighters’ Tasks
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By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews
WARSAW — The second day of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office’s Camp HERO consisted of many activities to teach kids about the roles of firefighters.
On Wednesday, July 30, at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, kids went through a smokehouse trailer meant to simulate a house fire, practiced using a fire extinguisher and watched firefighters demonstrate how they extricate people from vehicle wrecks.
The second day of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office’s Camp HERO at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds featured tasks done by firefighters. Here Blayden Freck holds a hose as he prepares to go through an obstacle course.
The eight squads also played water ball with a hose, got an up-close look at firetrucks and heard about Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory’s Community Assistance Resources and Emergency Services or C.A.R.E.S. program, which helps people dealing with mental health issues or those who need resources.
In the morning, Kosciusko REMC did a live-wire demonstration, with kids participating in a water war with staff in the afternoon.
KCSO Public Information Officer and Administrative Sgt. Doug Light said the last day of Camp HERO on Thursday, July 31, would include K-9, SWAT and dive team demonstrations and cap off with the graduation ceremony.
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- Scarlett Wolfe, right, pours water into Khloee Clark’s bucket during a relay.
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- Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Firefighter Bryce Good demonstrates vehicle extrication.
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- Addalyn Timmons, 12, had the fastest time for her squad for putting out a simulated fire using an extinguisher. “I put my blood, sweat and tears into that,” she joked.
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- Michael Black blows a bubble to practice his deep-breathing relaxation skills.
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- Noble County Noble Township Firefighter Evan Williams, right, helps Paul Deaton shoot water at a target.
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- WWFT Firefighter Bryce Good talks with kids about what items are in firetrucks.
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- Jayden Francis, right, puts out a simulated fire using an extinguisher.
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- WWFT Community Assistance Resources and Emergency Services or C.A.R.E.S. Navigator Tanya Jackson talks about the program to kids.
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- Greyson Baker chills in his father’s Pierceton Fire Department truck.
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- Isabella Vuittonet writes things which worry her on a coffee filter before washing them off in water.