Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Junior cadets, from left, RJ Plonsky, 15, of Wakefield, Bradley DuCharme, 16, of Marinesco, and Kristian Pikka, 14, of Marenisco, watch a fire in a Palmer doll house during a training exercise on March 11. According to cadet trainer Danielle Holz, a Palmer doll house is designed to illustrate how air flow makes a difference in the path of a fire, and how ventilation works to control the fire.
By CHARITY SMITH
MARENISCO - The Marenisco Volunteer Fire Department is looking to grow its ranks and is aiming at getting young people interested in firefighting by sponsoring a Junior Cadet program.
The department is holding a series of firefighting training demonstrations for its cadets, ages 14 to 18. The next session is set for Aug. 5 at 5 p.m., and will feature a demonstration of firefighting techniques as well as a question and answer session.
Cadets meet once a week for about 2 to 4 hours to train to become firefighters. Cadets who complete the program are abl...
