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Puxico, Missouri - Mingo Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center held its annual Public Safety Day on June 25th in conjunction with the National Safety Council's Safety Month. Over 100 students and staff participated in the program.

Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore and Firefighter Todd O’Dell demonstrated one of the department's Pumper trucks. By combining a pumping capacity of 1,250 gallons per minute and the ability to control the volume and direction of flow by remote control, it is a powerful firefighting tool that provides an extra level of safety for the operator.

Chuck Kasting, Assistant Manager of Stoddard County EMS, and Communications Supervisor Jamie Holcomb discussed career opportunities in the emergency medical field and presented tours of an ambulance and the high tech equipment on board.

"Many of Job Corps’ Health Occupations Career Technical Training graduates continue their training and have found careers as EMTs and Paramedics.  These young men and women here today may find themselves as part of an ambulance crew someday in their future," stated Tim Aslin, Business and Community Liaison with Mingo Job Corps CCC.

"Mingo Job Corps CCC maintains a U.S. Forest Service Wildland fire team and while traditional firefighting is somewhat different, there is overlap in training and technique.  I believe the students were intrigued by the level of technology used by the Dexter Fire Department.” added Ryan Lindsley, Safety Officer at Mingo.

Mingo Job Corps CCC offers educational and vocational training in seven occupations: welding, painting, heavy equipment operator, carpentry, brick masonry, health occupations, and office administration in a residential setting.

The U.S. Forest Service operates 28 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers across 18 states with a capacity of 6,200 students. There is no cost to qualifying students.

For more information, call Mingo Job Corps CCC at 573-222-3537 or visit their website at www.jobcorps.gov