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The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has released two new resources for the National Junior Firefighter Program. Youth participating in local junior firefighter programs can now log their hours on a time log form available at www.nvfc.org/juniors. The junior firefighters then submit this form to the NVFC to receive rewards as they reach certain benchmark levels of participation hours. Please encourage your junior firefighters to start tracking their hours.

 

The National Junior Firefighter Program web site now also contains a scholarship resource section to assist junior firefighters in pursuing a college degree. Twenty-two organizations are listed containing links to over 150 scholarships for youth. Many scholarships are geared towards college students studying fire engineering, fire protection, fire safety, or emergency medical services. There are also scholarships available for children of current, retired, or deceased firefighters - regardless of the students' major area of study.

 

Both of these new resources are available by visiting www.nvfc.org/juniors and clicking on the "Junior Firefighters" link.