VIDEO: The Sergeant Bluff School District and Fire Department have helped each other for nearly two decades by training the next generation of firefighters. For over 16 years, Sergeant Bluff-Luton students have helped their community by becoming volunteer firefighters.
In 2009, the Sergeant Bluff-Luton School District and Fire Department created the program. โIt started out with just two students that year, and tried to fill that out. And then between then and now, weโve had over 40 students from the high school here in town,โ said Fire Chief Anthony Gaul, with the Sergeant Bluff Fire Department.
Currently, there are three students training and working at the fire department: Mya, Carter, and Zierra. Each became a firefighter for one reason or another. โGrowing up, Iโve always liked and been inspired by firefighters and like their courage and bravery. Itโs always been something on my mind,โ said Zierra Gray, a volunteer firefighter and a Junior High School student.
โAlways wanted to help my community out, and then also just exploring new pathways for a career. I didnโt really know I was going to do, so figured this to be something I would like,โ said Carter Gehling, a volunteer firefighter and Senior High School student. โI really, really enjoy helping people and just get a lot of like itโs my meaning in life to help people, so this is one way I could do that,โ said Mya Kleve, a volunteer firefighter and Junior High School student.
