December was scheduled to be our event for firemanship and fire safety, but due to the rain it was rescheduled and we audibled to an indoor event at St. Stephen’s. For each of these discussions, we had a separate father lead the training which included: how to put together a first aid kit, first aid treatment for scrapes and cuts, treating burns and snake bites, and how to identify poison oaks and treat those rashes. After the first aid basics, we had a break, then the fathers worked with their sons on learning how to tie 4 knots: bowline, clove hitch, overhand on a bite, and a square knot.
Here was our agenda:
6:30AM – Rorate Mass
8:30AM – Breakfast
9:00AM – Opening Prayer; Brief Meeting (mainly to discuss the Junior and Senior Cadet program requirements)
9:30AM – First Aid basics
- First Aid Kit Basics
- Wound Dressing (Scrapes and Cuts)
- Burn Treatment
- Snake Bite
- Poison Oak/Allergic Reactions
10:30AM – Break
10:45AM – Knots
- Bowline
- Clove Hitch
- Overhand on a Bight
- Square Knot
11:30AM – Concluding prayer
