Prince George Youth Public Safety Academy

Prince George Youth Public Safety Academy


PD Fire EMS


The Prince George County Police Department, in conjunction with Fire & EMS, held its first  YPSA (Youth Public Safety Academy) from June19th to June 30th in 2017.  Prince George YPSA is a two week-long camp designed to expose our young citizens to role models in public safety – namely their local police, fire, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, as well as to teach them valuable life and safety lessons.  The academy is limited to twenty five students in each class, with a minimum of 10 students for the class to run. The 2017 YPSA had 23 participants from the Junior High School and High School.

 

Requirements:
Interest in Public Safety (Fire or EMS)
Commitment to successfully complete the academy.
Prince George County students, rising 9th thru 12th grade
One written reference letter from a staff member at the applicant’s current school 

Topics Include:
Crime Scene Investigations
Fire Suppression
Evidence Collection
Vehicle Extrications
Crisis Intervention
Search and Rescue
Building Searches
High Angle Rescues
Defensive Driving
Traffic Laws
Judicial Process
Investigations
K-9 (dogs in police activities)
AND MORE!!!

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