Shaker, Loudonville Fire Department’s Explorer Post marks 50 years of training first responders

Shaker, Loudonville Fire Department’s Explorer Post marks 50 years of training first responders

LATHAM — The Shaker Loudonville Fire Department’s Explorer Post 475 is celebrating its 50th year of preparing teenagers for careers in emergency services. Founded in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, the program is recognized as the longest continuously operating explorer post in the nation, offering students ages 14 to 18 hands-on training in firefighting and first response under the guidance of certified Post Advisors. Participants c…