Youth First Responder's Career Training Program

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2017

Chester County Emergency Services has partnered with the Octorara Area High School to present the Octorara Area Homeland Security and Protective Services Career & Technical Education program. The Octorara Area Homeland Security and Protective Services Career & Technical Education Program prepares students to apply technical knowledge and skills required to perform entry-level duties in law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical technician and other safety services. This program stresses the techniques, methods and procedures specific to the areas of criminal justice and fire protection especially in emergency and disaster situations. In addition students receive training in social and psychological skills, map reading, vehicle and equipment operations, the judicial system, pre-hospital emergency medical care and appropriate emergency assessment, treatment and communication. The class is held at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus that was built in 2012; which is a facility equipped with the latest technology and equipment available for training firefighters, emergency medical and first aid responders, police, and various other occupations, that encompass the broad spectrum of public safety. By partnering with the staff at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus, the Octorara Protective Services Program is now able to provide students with the state of the art equipment and first responder disciplines to undertake practical training.