May 16, 2017
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
| WHO: | Ten firefighters from Taiwan Fire personnel at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College John J. “Ski” Sygielski, HACC president Kenneth Shur, interim vice president of HACC’s Harrisburg Campus |
| WHAT: | Dr. Ski and Shur will visit with the trainees. Afterward, the trainees will participate in rapid intervention team operations in the burn building on the Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center (PSC) grounds. |
| WHEN: | May 17, 2017, from 2:15-3 p.m. |
| WHERE: | North Hall at HACC’s Harrisburg Campus |
| COVERAGE: | Firefighters from Taiwan are at HACC through May 18 for 10 days of training that includes: a. Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) orientation/skill stations b. Firefighter survival (lecture and skill stations) c. Rapid intervention team (RIT) operations d. Special vehicle rescue/large vehicle rescue The group will attend the Fire Expo at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center May 19-21, and have been touring area volunteer and career fire departments to learn about the different apparatus and departments within our region. These firefighters will take the lessons learned back to their individual departments to share what our region identifies as best practices in firefighting within the above programs. This partnership allows HACC instructors and area fire departments to share common practices for firefighting and rescue in Central Pennsylvania. It is a unique opportunity for instructors and area departments to interact with an international cohort of firefighting professionals. HACC was contacted by the group through a search of training locations in Pennsylvania. The College does not regularly train international groups; however, this is not the first international contingent that has come to PSC to train. In the past, HACC has partnered with organizations in the United Arab Emirates to provide emergency medical services (EMS) training. For more information, please contact newsroom@hacc.edu. About HACC HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is the first and largest of Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges. HACC offers over 120 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to approximately 19,000 students. Also, the College serves students at its Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York campuses; through virtual learning; and via workforce development and continuing education training. For more information on how HACC is uniquely YOURS, visit hacc.edu. Also, follow us on Twitter (@HACC_info), like us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HACC64) and use #HACCNews. |
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