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2 The Clackamas Print W ednesday, May 16, 20 1 2 newsed(3>clackamas. edu News Wildland firefighting class leads to hot jobs By Craig Hartrampf The Clackamas Print S tu d en ts w h o w o u ld like to m ake $ 1 0,000 over th e sum m er fighting fires, o r w o rk som e w here in, the-great o u td o o rs like Yellowstone N atio n al Park, m ay be in terested in certificatio n a n d tr a in in g in t^ e Fire Science (W ild la n d ) o r W ild e rn e ss Survival a n d L eadership p ro gram s offered at th e T raining C e n te r o n cam pus. T h e center is discreetly tu c k e d aw ay n ex t to G lairm o n t H all. N o t o n ly .is th e Fire Sciehcè p ro g ra m a , certified tra in in g site b y th e Pacific N o rth w est W ild fire C o o rd in a tin g G roup, it ds recognized by th e O reg o n D e p a rtm e n t o f F orestry a n d the N a tio n a l F orest Service. T h e p ro g ram is also full o f career o p p o rtu n itie s fo r stu d e n ts . P o ten tial enrollees w ill experi ence som e o ld fashioned h a rd w o rk a n d earn o n e o f th e career te ch n ical degrees o ffered a t C lackam as. B o th p ro g ram s are o p en to m en : an d w o m en from th e ages o f 16 - 6 5 ^ z T h e w ild lan d fire course isn’t th e o n ly p o p u lar class th e d ep art m e n t offers. T h e W ild ern ess Survival p ro g ram developed at C lackam as C o m m u n ity College offers stû d en ts th e chance to learn a b o u t th e o u td o o rs a n d gain know ledge a b o u t topics such as la p d nav ig atio n a n d w ilderness first aid. T h is is a T 2 - 13 credit p ro g ram th a t earns a certificate th a t co u ld lead to em p lo y m en t at places like su m m er cam ps o r parks a n d recreation positions. | A ccording to T om Laugle, a fire science instructor, th e p ro gram ’s p o p u larity is a big h it a n d it 'fills u p because o f w ord o f m o u th . W h ile th e d e p a rtm e n t offers different courses “ for stu d e n ts to -choose w h a t th ey w an t, m o n ey is a n im p o rta n t subject to co n sider. S tu d en ts can w o rk over th e su m m er in th e field a n d learn w hile m ak in g extra cash. A ccording to Laugle, stu d e n ts can m ake as m u ch as $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 over th e su m m er : w o rk in g in these fields. T h e d e p a rtm e n t fu rn ish es th e tex tb o o k s s tu d e n ts n eed to e a rn th e ir certificate so less m o n ey com e o u t o f th eir pockets. T h e stu d e n ts also keep th e books th a t th e d e p a rtm e n t provides. T h is co u ld p o ten tially save stu d e n ts h u n d red s ,o f dol lars o h books. T h e stu d en ts n o t o n ly save m o n e y -b y enrolling in this program , h u t th e degree th ey earn can take th em any w here, according to D a n Logan, p a rt-tim e fire science instructor*. T h e benefit o f th e degree isn’t lim ite d to ju st the'N orthw est* “Q n c e y o u get ’a degree, y o u can be deployed anyw here in th e U .S ,” said Logan. “You can w o rk for any governm ent d e p a rtm e n t a n d -y o u will skip som e o f th e b eg in n in g parts o f acareer.” A ccording to B eth M illican, an adm inistrative assistant for th e tech, h ealth a n d o ccupa tio n w orkforce d ep artm en t, th e tra in in g stu d e n ts receive also'’ catapults th e m above th e begin n in g process th a t m o st people face w h en th e ir ju st starting. “It goes bey o n d th e degree; it’s really an o p en d o o r for stu d ents,” said M illican! M e n aren’t th e on ly gender th a t can m ake a living in this line o f w ork; w o m en are greatly em braced. M a n y o f th e recent success stories fro m th e d ep art m e n t have com e fro m w o m en w h o have b een successful in th e w ildfire fig h tin g w orld. T h e n a tu re o f th is train in g m ay have som e w o rried a b o u t th eir perso n al safety a n d . th a t o f others. M illican addresses those co n cern s b y m a k in g it clear th a t n o o n e has been seriously in ju re d d u rin g train in g a n d th a t all classes stress safety a n d the risks in h e re n t in the field. W ildland fir e science instructor Tom Laugle.talks about the correct use o f a fir e hose a n d other aspects o f the wildfire classes. “Safety has never b een a n issue w ith a n y C lac k am as C o m m u n ity C ollege students,” said M illican. B o th p ro g ram s, a n d th e d e p a rtm e n t as a w h o le, are h ighly praised b y em ployers o f these stu d en ts. M a n y in stru c to rs refer stu d e n ts to p o te n tial em ployers possible career o p p o rtu n itie s w ith th e ho p es o f in creasin g th e ir em p lo y ab ility u p o n certification in th e p ro gram s. URBAN AG: Traversing green streets of farming in city limits Continued from Page 1 being developed by horticulture students, thrives',in the spring sun. Students are trained in many aspects o f urban farming explained Howley. T hey learn w hen to plant an d harvest as well as w hat fruits andvegetables^are m ore profitable as cash crops. T hey are taught the busi ness side o f being an urban farmer and they get trained in the use o f power an a hand tools. M any o f the classes offered also have a lab com ponent which allows Clackamas students to have the opportunity to learn more about organic systems and production methods. “W e had classes start in the fall, but a lot o f students held off until it was state certified,” said Bruce Nelson, horticulture instructor. “This is a half-acre plot right here, and theyre hopefully learning the basics o f growing vegetables.” Metamorphoses, which is strictly all about food and the American — T h e com m unity gardens close to food system. T h e class teaches the Clairmont have been designated as a new urban farm site. Students get to p ut their hands in the dirt and get a real idea o f w hat farming is all ab o u t Right now only half o f the plot is being used to plant; next year the departm ent is hoping to plot the second half, explained Nelson. “I would say it puts Clackamas on the map. It seems like it would help hom e gardeners like me, and people like you w ho w ant to get into this,” said Trista ‘ Cornelius, English instructor. “If it means cities and. countries could grow theirow n food, it would cut dow n on our carbon footprint.” C o rn e liu s ’ te a c h e s Hum anities-170, a class called benefits o f urban agriculture on a local scale. T h e certificate can be completed in four terms and classes are offered every term except during the sum mer; however there are .cooperative works hours that are offered during the summer. Students m ay begin the program fall, winter or spring term. Classes include food production, organic farming, farm equipment, food harvest and fruit an a berry growing. T h e horticulture depart m ent also offers other certificates in horticulture, plant health ’care, landscape practices an d irrigation technician. T hey also offer associates degrees in horticulture and land scaping. ... P O W HAT? T/ie Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased andprofessional manner. Content published in The Printis.riot screened or subject to censorship. 19600 Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 Editors Editor-in-Chief: Brian Baldwin Copy Editor: Katherine Suydam News Editor: Joshua Dillen Arts&Culture: Isaac Soper Sports Editor: John William Howard Associate Sports Editor:. 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