All awards
Exploring Career Achievement Award - Fire & EMS
Exploring Post
2021 requirements, effective May 1, 2021
Requirements
Complete nine of the following achievements:
1.
Do the following:
(a)
Learn the basic chemistry of fire.
(b)
Diagram the fire triangle and tetrahedron using simple visual aids.
(c)
Explain the different products of combustion.
(d)
Define the three physical stages of matter in which fuels are commonly found.
(e)
Explain the differences between the characteristics and ease of ignition.
(f)
Make a tabletop display or presentation for your post, another post, or a community group.
2.
Do the following:
(a)
Visit your local emergency communications center.
(b)
Discuss the operations and career opportunities at the center.
3.
Do the following:
(a)
Demonstrate to a group the three physical stages of matter using a spray bottle or aerosol can, a wooden block, and fuel oil.
(b)
Identify three products of combustion commonly found in structural fires that create a similar hazard.
4.
Do the following:
(a)
Share with others the different classifications of portable fire extinguishers and the fuels they are able to extinguish.
(b)
Demonstrate that you know how to properly and safely use a portable fire extinguisher.
5.
Do the following:
(a)
Identify different types of approved personal protective equipment that firefighters wear.
(b)
Make a tabletop display for or presentation to a group on the various components of personal bunker gear, including what each component's function is and how to properly maintain it.
(c)
Demonstrate the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus.
6.
Learn and then teach someone else how to use and tie service knots: a bowline, a clove hitch, a figure eight on a bight, a becket or sheet bend, an overhand safety knot, and a half hitch.
7.
Complete the American Red Cross Emergency Response or Emergency (EMT-B) Medical Technicians Basic Course.
8.
Do the following:
(a)
Learn how to protect your skin, eyes, and respiratory tract from the environment.
(b)
Identify and explain three personal preparations that rescuers are required to make to avoid physical threats to rescue operations and to increase the chances of rescuer survival.
(c)
Know the proper clothing, headgear, and footwear for search and rescue.
9.
Do the following:
(a)
Learn the proper use of shelter and lighting for the most effective search-and-rescue environment.
(b)
Know how the environment can influence a search and components of a rescue.
(c)
Learn about and describe the initial actions for any rescue situation.
10.
Participate in a mock disaster.
11.
Attend a regional or national emergency services conference.
12.
Participate in an actual or practice search-and-rescue operation.
13.
Learn about and demonstrate the proper way to use and maintain fire hoses and ladders.
14.
Tenure-Awarded to those Explorers who complete one year of satisfactory service to the post.