Local Girl Scouts learn basic fire, medical first aid techniques from firefighters
By Eric PilgrimNovember 13, 2020
FORT KNOX, Ky. — A handful of Girl Scouts from Fort Knox's Junior Troop 685 were given a unique hands-on training opportunity Nov. 12 as they learned to put out a fire.Firefighters from the Fort Knox Fire Department visited the scouts at the Hansen Center to train them on how to use a fire extinguisher. They scouts were given a unique opportunity to pull a fire alarm, put out a fire with an extinguisher and call 9-1-1, all compliments of the fire department’s high tech laser simulation system.After the fire training, the scouts received instructions on various injuries and how to treat them. The Girl Scouts completed training in pursuit of their First Aid Badge.
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