BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

Nathan Brown and Josh Stern of the Costa Mesa Fire Department’s Fire

Explorers graduated Saturday from the third annual Orange County Fire

Explorer Academy, put on by the Orange County Fire Exploring Assoc.

The academy, which started June 24 at Vanguard University, put 50

explorers from mostly Orange County posts through training in wildfire

control, extricating people from automobiles and rescue techniques. Fire

Explorers are Boy Scouts ages 16 to 21.

“It gives kids in this age group a chance to see what the fire service

is all about,” said Gregg Steward, a battalion chief with the Costa Mesa

Fire Department.

Airport installs 7 defibrillators

John Wayne Airport has installed seven automatic external

defibrillators throughout its terminal in order to help save people

suffering from heart attacks. Twenty-seven Sheriff’s deputies and special

officers have been trained in the use of the 8-pound devices, which

provide a brief electrical shock if a person’s heart is beating

irregularly.

“It is imperative that we provide the traveling public with the

highest level of customer service, and being prepared for cardiac arrest

emergencies demonstrates our commitment,” Alan L. Murphy, airport

director, said in a press statement.

Last year, 7.8 million passengers traveled through John Wayne Airport.