CCTEFire Technology
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Promoting a Community of Public Service
About the Instructor
Joseph Savage, Division Chief (Retired, El Paso Fire Department)
I believe that we are happiest in life when we are in service to others. As a public servant, I had the privilege of serving the El Paso community as a firefighter for twenty seven years and am now enjoying serving the public as an instructor at the Center for Career and Technology Education (CCTE). I believe the opportunities the fire service presents to those who successfully pursue it are as rewarding as any profession can have. Service to others
is stressed in all the classes I teach, not just for a grade, but because it is what firefighters are called to do.
I believe that there is dignity in all work. I stress respect, reverence and responsibility to others as a participant in the fire tech program. I also believe that we have all been given at least one gift, and that we
are obligated to share our gifts with others. Teaching my students about the fire service through lecture, practical exercise and by sharing my experience in the fire service is my attempt at sharing all the gifts I have been given.
Dream. Challenge. Succeed.
Program Offerings
Firefighter I
First Aid
CPR
Firefighter II
About the Program
Making a Difference
The Fire Technology Program helps prepare students for fire service careers through hands-on skill instruction and practice as well as through written and oral presentations. Areas covered include: firefighter safety; breathing apparatus; fire streams; ladders, ropes, knots and hoses; fire control; ventilation; emergency medical care (First Aid/CPR) rescue; and protecting fire cause evidence. Student skills are evaluated using standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
This program gives students supervised, real world, practical applications of learned knowledge and skills subject matter related to careers in the fire service. Course experiences can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of experience.
Senior SkillsUSA Students Graduate!!!!!
SkillsUSA members Mikayla Merritt, Teresa DeLaTorre, Ciara Martinez, and David Catalan completed the Fire Science program and are 2018 CCTE/Austin High Graduates.
Student Leadership/SkillsUSA
Champions at Work
SkillsUSA produces the most highly skilled workforce in the world, providing every member the opportunity for career success. Fire Tech students have the opportunity to participate in Firefighting and First/Aid CPR competitions at local, state, and national SkillsUSA competitions.
2018
DAVID CATALAN
SkillsUSA State Champion
Firefighting
2018
Jimmalyz Oyola
SkillsUSA State ChampionÂ
First Aid/CPR
I can't wait til I can break windows and squirt water into the house with my muddy boots on...
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and not get in any trouble!
Visit Us
Visitors are always welcome to our school. If there’s anything you’d like to know about the Fire Technology program or its curriculum, please feel free to contact me.
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Joseph "Chief" Savage
Fire Technology Instructor
1170 N Walnut St
El Paso, El Paso County 79930
USA
(915) 236-7900