The future fire fighter program is for 14 to 17 year olds. It runs from March until June 2016. It involves many different agencies,
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, RCMP, AHS and the Lesser Slave Regional Fire Service, who introduce the youth to different aspects of each agencies scope of responsibility of emergency response and management.
They are involved in and learning about such activities as:
Air Tanker Operations
Emergency Medical Services
Hazard Reduction Burning
Policing
Vehicle Extrication
Wildfire Operations
It is a very popular program with limited amount of spaces due to the fact of the nature of the activities and the supervision required.