Friday, March 31, 2000
Citizens learn ropes and hoses
BY LEW MOORES
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COLERAIN TWP. — The township's first citizens fire academy will begin a 10-week class Wednesday, conducted by the Colerain Township Department of Fire and EMS.
With 16 residents enrolled, the classes cover everything from fighting fires to emergency medical services runs.
Fire officials think it is the first academy of its kind in the area. Several communities, including Colerain Township, have citizens police academies.
In fact, the idea for the citizens fire academy is based on the success of the citizens police academy, say fire and township officials.
“This is an outreach to the community to let them find out and experience what our firefighters go through,” said Trustee Joseph Wolterman.
Colerain Fire Lt. Hollis Love said that, as with the police academy, the idea is to familiarize residents with the workings of one of the services the township provides.
“It's to let people know a little bit more about the fire department, what we do and how we do it,” said Lt. Love.
Dave Jennings, a Colerain firefighter and spokesman for the fire deparment, said the classes will be every Wednesday from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
The classes will cover fire operations, such as how the department handles and approaches a fire situation, and how a blaze is battled; how emergency medical services are handled; how the department extricates a person trapped in a car after an accident; how firefighters communicate with one another and with the county dispatchers; history of the fire department; and how the department is organized.
“They'll also do rappelling at the training tower, and they'll be able to ride along on fire runs,” said Mr. Jennings.
Said Mr. Wolterman: “It gives pride in being a resident of Colerain Township. Plus an appreciation of the service that they are paying for.”
Mr. Jennings said students will be given a diploma when they complete the classes, and that it will enable them to volunteer in public education events, such as staffing the station at Northgate Mall.
Lt. Love said the department will begin another fire academy class in September. Interested residents can call 825-6143.
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