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The purpose of the Clark County Fire Department’s
Explorers Program is to expose young men and women
(ages 16 to 21) to the fire service. It offers an
excellent opportunity for its members to decide if
this is a career they’d like to pursue.
The fire service is a strict paramilitary
organization, so is the Explorers Program. Members
are expected to adhere to all the standards of
dress, personal hygiene and behavior set forth by
the Clark County Fire Department.
Getting started is simple. Prospective new members
need only show up at the next Saturday morning
meeting at 0730 (meetings start at 0800). They must be dressed in jeans,
with a black belt, a white T-shirt with no markings and
running shoes. They must be clean-shaven, with no
earrings or visible piercings. In addition,
please bring a pen and paper and the completed
waiver form which you need to bring to your
first meeting
(FORM).
The meeting will typically end at 1400. This
time will be changing to 1600 starting July 2008.
Meeting Dates for 2008:
January 12, 26
February 9, 23
March 8, 22
April 5, 19
May 3, 17, 31
June 14, 28
July 12, 26
August 9, 23
September 6, 20
October 4, 18
November 1, 15, 29
December 13, 27
All meetings are held on Saturdays at the Clark
County Fire Training Center. The Training Center is
located at 4425 W. Tropicana Avenue. It's the
southeast corner of Tropicana Ave and Arville Rd,
across from the Orleans Hotel and Casino
(Directions). Meetings
start promptly at 0800 (it is recommended to show up
thirty minutes prior to start of meeting) , and will be
approximately end around 1400 hours. Members arriving late
will be denied entrance.
Attendance at these meetings is essentially
mandatory although excused absences will be
considered (school, CCFD events, some family
matters). All excused absences have to be approved
by Platoon TAC Officers. Unexcused absences are
considered “no call, no show.” Two (2) “no call, no
shows” in a one-year period will constitute grounds
for dismissal from the Program. You must make up
excused absence times by volunteering on a one-hour
to one-hour basis within 30 days or it will become
an unexcused absence.
Explorers must maintain a minimum test average of
80%. Test scores of less than 80% will result in the
Explorer being counseled on how to improve. If a
third failing grade occurs, then the Explorer will
be demoted. On the fourth offense, the Explorer will
be asked to leave the Program.
Physical ability will be benchmarked on a quarterly
basis. Explorers are expected to show progress in
all areas of the physical ability test. The fire
service is a very demanding physical profession;
therefore, if the Explorer does not show progress
from test to test, they will be counseled
progressively with a policy of third offense
dismissal from the Program. Appropriate physical
conditioning cannot be achieved once every two
weeks; therefore, a consistent, self-motivated
physical program will be essential for success.
Community service and volunteer time are vital parts
of the Clark County Fire Department Explorers
Program. Explorers will be required to volunteer a
minimum of four (4) hours per month. Explorers can
either volunteer within or outside of the fire
department but all times must be documented.
For more Information about the Explorers Program
please call:
Firefighter Noah Wheatley at 321-8150 or
Explorer Peter Ricciardo at 302-7355
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