Eastern Kentucky University training the next generation of rescuers

RICHMOND, Ky. (BNN)-- We want to never ever need them, however we're grateful to understand they're here. Browse and save teams play an important function in our communities. An Eastern Kentucky University teacher is looking to grow the next generation of rescuers through a new club.

David Fifer is the assistant professor of emergency situation medical services at EKU, and when he's not in the classroom, he's out and about getting experience with search and rescue objectives. It's why he's passionate about training the next generation with a student-based search and rescue group.

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" The function of that is to provide some experiential knowing opportunities to students so that they can begin to get associated with actual outdoor and wilderness responses," Fifer said.

It's currently gotten some interest from students, however it's not just them. Professors, personnel, and Madison County neighborhood members have all been welcomed to sign up with the group.

General search and rescue, so browsing for lost and missing out on people. That likewise includes assisting other existing search and rescue groups on some of these huge searches where they just require a lot of manpower and a lot of assistance to cover a lot of ground.

It's suggested to be a big chance for anybody wishing to get into this type of work and have the possibility to assist the teams that do this full-time.

" We do not simply being in a lecture hall looking at PowerPoints all day. We do the things that our students need to be prepared to do on their own as professionals; we begin that training right here at the university," Fifer stated.

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It isn't the first time EKU has taken class exterior, in the skies, and even in circumstances where people require assistance.

"Just like we have trainee pilots who are flying actual airplanes and running an actual airport, we have our paramedics, students who are out there doing scientific rotations, riding together with the ambulance teams, so on etc. The members of the EKU search and rescue team are going to be discovering how to do the abilities that they're basically studying as they pursue certificates in search and rescue management and wilderness medicine and degrees in homeland security," Fifer said.

Now, the university is working to get this signed up as an official student company. After that, they'll then apply to the Kentucky Department of Emergency Management for legal status as a search and rescue group. The goal is to have the club running by the fall of 2024.