Horizons Youth Services

Up in smoke!

Students at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center got some valuable fire safety training Oct. 16. That’s when CJ Childers of Pike County Emergency Management brought a million-dollar mobile fire trailer to the center for fire safety presentations for students and staff. Students got to go into the unit in groups of eight to see simulations of grease fires, oven fires, and trash can fires in the kitchen and to learn how to use a fire extinguisher and how to react to each of these types of fires. Students also went into a mock bedroom and learned how to best react to a house fire. They experienced first hand smoke coming under the door, the sensation of not being able to see, and feeling the door for heat, and learned that it’s crucial NOT to open the door if it feels hot.

At Perkins Job Corps, safety is the top priority, and training exercises such as this are part of the center’s ongoing focus on safety. Thanks to the Pike County Emergency Management and the Prestonsburg Fire Department for assisting with the presentations.