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Lockview students learn lots about firefighting <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n d<\/em>uring 10-week coop placement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MAIN PHOTO: Jack Meisner and Fiona Day work on cutting the car apart at Elmsdale fire with assistance from Enfield firefighters. (Dagley Media photo)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ELMSDALE:<\/strong> A young Wellington woman is helping younger girls see they too can do things that may have been impossible in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fiona Day, a Lockview High student, was one of two students who did their coop placement with Enfield Fire over the past 10 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fiona was the first female to do the firefighting training as their coop placement in the three year partnership between LHS and Enfield fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack Meisner was the other student who trained alongside Fiona during the past 10 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both students said they learned a lot, and wanted to give it a try because firefighting runs in the family. Their dads are career firefighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”190″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jack and Fiona said besides learning a lot about firefighting, a career they both hope to call as a job if the dominoes fall correctly, they enjoyed one aspect of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We loved tearing the cars apart,” said Jack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With Fiona being the first female, everyone agreed that helps younger girls see they to can be firefighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In essence, Fiona is being a role model for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It shows the younger girls that you can be anything,” said Fiona. “That’s my goal. To be a role model for them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is our video story from the last day of the coop training at the training facility behind Elmsdale Volunteer Fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Video sponsored by Barracuda Heating<\/p>\n\n\n\n Video shot by Dagley Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n