{"id":338295,"date":"2026-06-16T11:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338295\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:48:08","slug":"future-firefighters-gain-hands-on-experience-at-corpus-christi-training-camp-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338295\/","title":{"rendered":"Future firefighters gain hands-on experience at Corpus Christi training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Image-Nueces-Co-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1137423\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Nearly 100 students spent the week learning what it takes to become a firefighter during a hands-on training camp at the National First Responder Training Complex in Corpus Christi. The camp, held at the facility on Saratoga Boulevard, gave aspiring first responders an opportunity to experience many of the challenges firefighters face on the job. <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week, students participated in training exercises designed to teach lifesaving skills, teamwork, discipline and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say the camp is about more than firefighting techniques. It also helps young people build confidence, develop responsibility and learn the importance of working together under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Fire and Rescue Director Matthew Montgomery said it is rewarding to watch the transformation that takes place over the course of the five-day program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see a total change from Day 1 to Day 5,\u201d Montgomery said. \u201cSeeing the excitement coming out of them really fuels the instructors and myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KIII-TV ABC 3 Corpus Christi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Nearly 100 students spent the week learning what it takes to become a firefighter during a hands-on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156,27],"class_list":["post-338295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}