New Hampshire Teens Groomed For Firefighting Career

The program was created to meet a need for the teens and also to potentially help the department.
Dec. 19, 2005
Karen Dandurant, Courtesy of Portsmouth Herald
Bryan and Lee J. Shattret try on firefighting gear. The two are members of the Rye Fire Department’s new Explorer program.
Bryan and Lee J. Shattret try on firefighting gear. The two are members of the Rye Fire Department’s new Explorer program.

RYE - At one point or another, just about every little boy dreams of being a firefighter.

Two 17-year-old Rye teens, for whom the desire apparently never left, are getting a chance to train with members of the Rye Fire Department.

Both Bryan Collins and Lee James (LJ) Schattvet say being a professional firefighter is a career they want to pursue.

Firefighter/EMT Charles Gallant is coordinating the department

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