Day 2 of Third Annual Emergency Services Academy
Twenty local youth practiced real‑world emergency services skills with live demos and hands‑on stations, including bomb squad and K9/grid search exercises.
Twenty young participants spent Tuesday learning real‑world emergency services skills with live demonstrations from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad and a presentation from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Hands‑on stations included fire‑extinguisher simulators, vehicle rescue tools, forcible‑entry practice and K9/grid search demos with Greater Philadelphia Search & Rescue; Day 3 moves to Anderson Farm Park for police and EMS scenarios featuring drone operations and vehicle searches. Organizers thanked partners including the UPT Dept. of Fire & Emergency Services, UPT Police Dept., UPT Parks & Recreation, Friendship Ambulance and Senator Katie Muth.