Last Updated: January 28, 2008

 

 

Explorer Post 460

By R. Pat Humphries, Assistant Advisor to Explorer Post 460

The Fire Commissioners have established a Fire Explorer Post for District 4. The Fire Explorer Post is a youth organization sponsored by the Fire District, and chartered by the Boy Scouts of America and open to both boys and girls between the ages of 15 through 18 years of age. The Fire District is the designated as the “Chartering Organization” and Fire District 4 Operations Division manages the Fire Explorer program.

Exploring is a part of the Learning-for-Life (exploring vocations) philosophy that differs from the normal scouting organizations, but still provides the values that Boy Scouts of America has been doing for over a hundred years. The formation of this post helps build our community ethics and values and establishes a foundation and source of future volunteer firefighters for the fire district.

Firefighter Neal Kimball, Station 43, is the Post Advisor and Pat Humphries, District 4 Education and Information Coordinator; is the Assistant Post Advisor. Neal Kimball is currently the Lead Fire Science Instructor for the Riverside School District Fire Cadet Program.

Requirements to join the Explorer Post:

  • Be between the ages of 15 – 18 years of age.
  • Be a student of Deer Park High School, Riverside High School or Mt. Spokane High School or situation approved by the Post Advisors (For example: private school or home schooling)
  • Not have a serious police record.
  • Complete an oral interview process.
  • Be able to attend and participate in bi-monthly Explorer meetings and drills.
  • Be willing to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours or more per year in community programs or events.
  • Be willing to exemplify the professional image of Spokane County Fire District 4.
  • Be willing to fundraise to support post activities.
  • Be willing to submit to an initial and random drug testing.
  • If 16 years or older submit to medical physical.

Open enrollment for the Explorer Post will occur in September of each year or times approved by the Post Advisors.

For information contact: Pat Humphries @467-4500                        (November 2005)

 

 
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