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A group of Penticton Indian Band youth got hands-on fire training during a two-day boot camp last week.
The workshop was a partnership between the First Nations Emergency Services Society of BC, PIB Fire Department and Penticton Fire Department.
FNESS fire service officer Liz Wilson says their organization provides fire safety and firefighter training to the 204 First Nations communities in B.C.
“We travel all over the province trying to encourage, teach skills, provide support so that communities can improve their fire prevention programs and fire department capacity.”
In Penticton, the municipal fire department brought a propane control burner to simulate a stove-top fire.
“The youth were actually able to practice using a fire extinguisher to put it out,” Wilson “We see that as a very practical, useful, life skill.”
The PIB Fire Department held demonstrations on how they clear a home during a structure fire. The youth, in full gear, then got to give it a try themselves.
Wilson says much of their programming targets youth, with the goal of sparking greater safety in the community as a whole.
A representative of the B.C. Wildfire Service, and a PIB traditional burner also delivered presentations.
