Fire Chief BJ DeMaa introduced a proposed “High School Fire Intern” program, along with a job description for participating students, at Tuesday night’s Waupun City Council meeting.
According to a resolution summary, “As part of the fire department’s five-year strategic plan, we have identified a need to ensure our firefighter staffing model meets local needs. Based on input we have received; it is imperative that we have programs available within our high schools to start driving interest in the fire service. We believe this position, coupled with our Cadet program for high school graduates, begins to establish a pipeline for future paid-on-call firefighters for our department.”
The two non-paid positions available to high school seniors were approved unanimously by the Police and Fire Commission. One position may be filled by a public school student, with another from Waupun Christian School.