Annual Springfield Junior Police & Fire Academy
Event Date: August 15th, 2020
Where: Springfield Regional Police and Fire Training Center (2620 W. Battlefield Rd)
When: 7:30am – 4:00pm
Ages: 10 – 13 years old
How To Signup:
2020 Complete Signup Form with full instructions can be downloaded here.
To sign up or get more information, please contact Officer Greg Young (417) 864-1351 or gyoung@springfieldmo.gov
Optimist Club Event Committee Contact: Aaron Lesure (a.lesure@trifectapropertyrestoration.com)
The Junior Police & Fire Academy is a daylong academy that teaches youth aged 10 to 13 about the Police & Fire Departments.
The Springfield Police Department and The Springfield Fire Department, in partnership with the Springfield West Side Optimist Club are putting on this event.
The day will feature classes on becoming a Police Officer and a Firefighter.
The classes will include:
- responding to calls for service
- a tour of the Special Response Team equipment
- a K-9 demonstration, search and rescue
- spraying a fire hose
- and a bomb squad demo.
The day will end with a graduation ceremony where certificates and medals will be given to the graduates. There will be 25 boys and girls participating in the Junior Police Academy.
None of this would have been possible without help from
- The Springfield Police Department
- The Springfield Fire Department
- The Springfield Westside Optimist Club for sponsoring the event!
Also, a big thanks to our local business event Sponsors for 2019
- Don Wessel Honda
- Incredible Pizza
- Walmart
- Trifecta Restoration for providing the food
- ActNow Promotions for the shirts
- and BJ’s trophy Shop for helping us with the medals!
To sign up or get more information, please contact Officer Veronica Mckinney (417) 864-1351 or vmckinney@springfieldmo.gov
Images From our 2019 Event
(Click here to see images from previous years as well)
