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Asheboro Fire Department Announces Upcoming Fire Explorer Program

Acme News Archive (2019) (SP)

ASHEBORO N.C. – Are you between the ages of 14 and 20 and interested in a career in firefighting or emergency services? Then you will want to check out the Asheboro Fire Department’s upcoming Fire Explorer Program.

The program will be from 6-7, starting on Wednesday April 20th, 2022 and meet every other week. “We’ll break during summer and pick back up when school resumes in the fall.” said Samantha East, Public Information Officer with the Asheboro Fire Department.

According to East the program will focus on teaching students from ages 14-20 years old the fundamentals of firefighting and emergency services as well as leadership skills and will consist of both hands on training and lectures.

Registration fee of $45 is required and anyone interested should contact the Asheboro Fire Department or email seast@ci.asheboro.nc.us.