KENT – Some 75 members of the Explorers division of the Boy Scouts
learned the art of firefighting and other emergency services functions
at the annual Putnam County training and campout weekend at the county
fire training center in Kent.
Boy Scout Explorers train in Kent
The boys and girls, ages 14 to 18, came from Explorer groups in Putnam,
Dutchess, Westchester and Rockland as well as posts in Albany and Nassau
counties.
It was the 15th year the training has been held.
The future first responders learned basic firefighting and first aid skills
as well as long lasting friendships.
