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Firefighter-Paramedic David Porter and the Bourbonnais Township Fire Protection District

These two Fire-Rescue-EMS Students acknowledge a great class.

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These two Fire-Rescue-EMS Students acknowledge a great class.

During the first few weeks of class, the KACC Fire/Rescue/EMS students have been studying firefighter safety. Because vehicle related accidents are the second-leading cause of firefighter fatalities, the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District provided an apparatus in order to help simulate the placement of blocking equipment during emergency operations in traffic.

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Thanks to their assistance,  students were able to complete several practical safety-related skill drills including: mounting and dismounting the apparatus, wearing seat belts, chocking (wedging) tires, working while wearing hearing protection, and proper placement of traffic cones at the scene of an accident.  

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BFPD FF/PM David Porter helped instruct the students and offered them excellent advice throughout to help them improve their skills.