Just an average Tuesday in shop! Got to play in cell block 5D the Connecticut Juvenile Training School today with the freshmen from Prince Tech’s CJPS program and learn a little about what it is like in juvenile jail. We used it as an opportunity to take a deep dive into verbal deescalation techniques that we use in the trade to “win” arguments and break up fights before they happen. Acted out some deescalation scenarios and hopefully created an army of students that can help break up fights before they happen. Also had a tour of the grounds before more pizza than anyone could eat courtesy of Mr. Fuini and I. Fun day. Pretty great students who make teaching fun… don’t let it go to their heads 😜😂

Seriously fun day training with Prince Tech on the Connecticut River. Both classes joined together to set up a drone rescue base of operations and then teach about a dozen students how to fly the drones. We went through three hours of batteries! We got to stretch our new disaster shelter out and some camo netting for shade. A few sunburns and some muddy pants but a great day! Check out the amazing pictures!

As our Juniors near the end of their EMT program, it's important to go over all the safety considerations with one of our more common calls; car accidents! A HUGE thank you to Middletown Deputy Chief Ehman for being such a great narrator and explaining everything to the students. A huge thank you to the MFD crews and also to Nelcon Towing for the vehicle donation. Awesome day!