Mid Ulster Ex-Firefighters

Cadets

Cadet Firefighter Scheme Cookstown

The Cadet Firefighter Scheme is a voluntary youth organisation formed within the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service. The aims of the Scheme are:

To provide a varied and intresting programme of activities for young people from all sections of the comunity;
To raise their awarness of the activities of the Fire And Rescue Service;
To instill a sense of community spitit; and
To provide an opportunity for personal development.

The Cookstown Branch of the Cadet Firefighters was set up in 2005, the group of young people aged 14-18, meet each wednesday night from 19:00-21:00. Activites vary from week to week but generally a 3 year curriculum is followed. Within the Cadet curriculum, practical activities include:

Hose Handling and Ladder climbing;
Operation of fire pumps;
Knots and lines;
Fire Extinguisher training;
First aid training, and;
Limited use of RTC (Road Traffic Collision) cutting and lifting equimpment.

In addition to this, various visits to other venues may take place, such as;

Fire Service Control Room;
Airport Fire Station;
Fire Tug and;
Fire safety visiits to major venues.

As well as this, there is also an important social aspect to the cadets, other activites include the annual Cadet Forum, were cadets have the opportunity to go on a three day residential and meet Cadets from other Branches in the province. Cadets have also enjoyed pool competitions, bowling trips to M & D's Theme Park in Glasgow and have supported local charities through sponsored events.

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