The terminal will be close by, but not in any residential neighborhood. Auburn has a unique opportunity to locate commercial and clean industrial development on the outskirts of the community to improve its tax base, while keeping its center and residential areas pristine. Silva is in the process of creating and recruiting for the first Fire Explorer program through their department. His reason for developing the program is based on personal experience. The intent of the program is to expose young people to the challenges and joys of fire and emergency medical services.
Participants explore the possibilities presented by a career field.
The program was first established by the Boy Scouts of America to carry their members from the highest level of achievement in the organization into a potential career. According to Boy Scouts of America exploring executive Patrick Golden, the first explorer post was started by men in the Navy who had been Boy Scouts and wanted to introduce their sons to Navy careers. As a result, they created the Sea Explorers. As the concept caught on, the types of posts diversified. Today, there are posts at hospitals, for journalism, law, engineering and business.