Donated Fire truck will help improve mission of training the next generation of firefighters
Yavapai Community College Fire Science Program Interim Director Mikayla Baker expressed her appreciation to the City of Prescott and the Prescott Fire Department for the donation of a fire truck to the College at a handover ceremony July 21. “We are extremely grateful to the City of Prescott and the Prescott Fire Department for the generous donation,” she said.
Dean John Morgan said that “This generous donation immediately helps two of our YC programs: Fire Science, where our existing trucks are 30 years old or more, as well as our Diesel Program, where students can get the donated truck back to operational form in various Diesel Tech course.””
Students in the autobody, automotive paint, and upholstery curricula may also be called upon in the future to maintain the engine as needed.
Prescott Fire Chief Dennis Light explained that the donation came about when the College learned that the Prescott Fire Department was preparing to decommission one of its engines, which was past its service life. The Community College worked with the Fire Department and City of Prescott Fleet Services to provide the ways and means for transferring ownership. The transfer was approved by a unanimous vote of the Prescott City Council.
Chief Light said that “The Prescott Fire Department values its historic partnership with Yavapai College, and is hopeful that the engine donated will provide future students the best tools in which to learn and acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to serve the quad-city area as a firefighter in the not too distant future.”
