On Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the W. D. Boyce Council Exploring program will hold its annual Fire Exploring Conference at the Peoria Fire Department Training Academy, 7130 N Galena Rd., Peoria , IL 61615. The conference will allow youth involved in the Fire Exploring program a chance to refine their skills in a variety of fire related trainings.
Seven fire departments from Central Illinois are participating in this event including: Peoria , Mendota, El Paso , Hudson , McNabb, Spring Bay and Northern Tazewell. Over 50 young men and women will have the opportunity to test their skills at trainings including a live burn, auto extrication and a flashover simulation.
Fire Exploring is part of the B.S.A.’s Exploring program, which provides youth ages 14-21 with an opportunity to gain hands on experience in a career field as well as enhance their leadership skills.
hi. i was just at one recently and i thought it was really fun.Although i did get overheated i had a bunch of fire men from Peoria fhelp me out. I just wanna say that if there is any one out there ages 15 – 19 ask your fire department to become an explorer. All of the firemen that went to this conference had alot of fun and would love to go back next year thanks for inviting us