Lifesaving Lessons Learned at Station 56
Youngsters drilled through a weeklong police and fire academy program at Station 56, which culminates in a "challenge" to practice what they'd learned.
Twenty-three local children and teenagers learned lifesaving techniques this week at Upper Macungie's Station 56 during the annual Junior Police Fire EMS program that culminated Friday. "It's changed a little bit, but this year we did police and fire together," said Grant Grim, Upper Macungie fire commissioner, who ran the event with members of the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department. "Monday, we covered police investigation and firearm safety. Tuesday, we covered first aid, CPR and defibrillation. Wednesday, we covered fire power, fire pumping, hose drag and fire attack. Thursday was a repeat of Tuesday." Friday's exercise, moved indoors due to bad weather, was termed a challenge as students went through a round-robin course of fire …
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