On Monday, October 2, 2023, Moraine Valley Community College hosted the annual Fire Safety/First Responders Career Day for the MACS regional high schools. High School Districts 218, 220, 229, 230, and 231 brought over fifty students interested in a Fire Fighting or EMT career to the event, where they rotated through the following teaching/learning stations –
- Forcible entry simulator
- Donning and Doffing Firefighting gear
- Thermal imager presentation
- Fire hose handling
- Fire Extinguisher training
- EMT session
In addition, there was a side-by-side sprinkler room burn which demonstrated the importance of smoke detectors and sprinkler systems. A huge THANK YOU to MVCC’s Fire Science faculty and especially the Moraine Valley Fire Science and EMS Programs students for making this event possible!