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CVIT Welcome
from June 2020
CVIT: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES – BUILDING FUTURES
WELCOME WELCOME CVIT is the Copper Corridor’s public Career & Technical Education School District providing local students with the knowledge & technical skills for tomorrow’s workforce.
Meet the Instructors for Our New Programs in Precision Machining And Industrial Electrician
DARREL YERKOVICH Precision Machining and Fabricating Instructor
Darrel Yerkovich’s interest in machining started about 10 years ago when he was working at a research facility in Buffalo, New York. He’d been tasked with building a piece of equipment, beginning with developing the concept, then coming up with the basic processes for accomplishing the task. Yerkovich recalls, “I had to work with a lot of machinists to make all these different things. That’s what really exposed me to machines. And I learned from them how to design parts better, so it was easier for them in the machining process.”
When Yerkovich moved back to Arizona in 2014, he learned of the high school robotics team in the Globe-Miami area and started mentoring them. Over the last six years, he’s taken them from having practically nothing as far as tools go, to being recognized as one of the most well-equipped teams in the state. Much of their equipment – including a small mill, a small lathe, and a CNC router – came through a grant they received from Arizona-based Resolution Copper.
When Yerkovich heard that the college had bought a CNC mill, he contacted them to see about running the equipment or developing a program that teaches students to run it. So this fall and next spring, he’ll be teaching three classes: Materials for Industry, Machining and Fabrication, and FAB LAB Workshop.
The ultimate goal of these classes is to get students to where, in Yerkovich’s words, they “have a strong enough understanding of the process to successfully operate the Haas Mini Mill that the college bought last year. It is a large machine, and it can seem like a daunting task to figure out how to run, but I try to break it into small manageable tasks that are much easier to master.”
Compared to manual machining, CNC machining and modern manufacturing have a heavy focus on speed and efficiency. “So beyond just learning how to use the machine, I introduce the students to standard practices to make parts faster, communicate effectively, and build a vocabulary of technology used in industry,” Yerkovich says.
Graduates from this program could expect to earn anywhere between $40,000 and $60,000 a year.
Beginning this fall, the Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) will offer an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician program. This program will prepare students for a position in the electrical trades.
“Electricians have always been in demand by construction and industrial companies. As our economy rebounds to its previous levels, the need for electrical technicians will continue to rise all over the country,” says instructor Mike Moss. “There are companies in Arizona who have hired students who have completed electrical programs similar to CVIT immediately after graduation.”
Moss certainly knows of what he speaks. He spent most of his career in engineering management, dealing with all the engineering disciplines – from process engineering and civil engineering to structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering. He has worked both in the office and out in the field on major construction projects. He eventually went to work with a mining company in the Globe-Miami area. He says graduates from this program could do the same.
“Because of the demands for electrical and instrumentation techs in the Globe-Miami area, the job outlook here is very good. There is a possibility that the local mines would consider bringing them on in an entry-level position. And they could continue with their instruction to eventually bring themselves up to a journeyman level craftsman.”
The Electrical and Instrumentation Technician course will provide students with a background in the properties and applications of electricity, maintenance of electrical systems, and technical problem-solving.
“There’s such a demand for technicians, and it was important for this trade to be taught here,” Moss says. “There’s a lot of smart kids here who don’t necessarily want to go to college. This is a trade they could learn and be able to make a decent living at.”
According to Moss, starting pay for an entry-level electrical technician can range from $35,000 to $45,000 per year. “It’s an exciting, but demanding trade, but once you learn the basics and understand the simple physics around electricity, the field opens up dramatically. This trade can provide a lifelong income, something where they can support themselves and their families.”
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High school graduates should submit their applications and other required documents to their high school counselor. Home school and online students may contact Mike O’neal at 928-242-1907 or mo’neal@cvit81.org.
Cobre Valley Institute of Technology serves students from Superior, Miami, Globe, San Carlos, Hayden-Winkelman and Kearny including home school and charter students. Our career and technical education programs are approved by the Arizona Department of Education and supported by our community partners including Eastern Arizona College Gila Pueblo Campus and Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus.
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Barry Johnson instructed a Basic Wildland Firefighting course in the fall of 2019 for EAC Gila Pueblo Campus. Courtesy Photo.
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Johnson in the field during one of the past fire seasons. Courtesy Photo.
Barry reports that 70% of the work is done by a seasonal workforce and supports the federal direction to build a more permanent workforce. The benefits, he says, include a greater return on the training investment, more fluid and cohesive teamwork, and a deeper labor pool.
Getting Started
Firefighting is a great career option, according to Barry, for anyone who enjoys being outdoors, hiking, taking on a challenge, working in a team environment, and accomplishing objectives for the common good. It is a career that requires serious training.
“Can’t go to a fire until you get red-carded,” Barry says.
To get a red card, a candidate must complete a series of certifications and pass the pack test. The pack test is a 3-mile walk with 45 lbs on your back. You have 45 minutes to complete it.
Barry passed his first pack test six weeks shy of his 19th birthday. He carried a bladder filled with sand. It rubbed his lower back raw. Current applicants wear weighted vests strapped across the chest.
“I’m not going to say it is a lot easier,” Barry says, “but it’s a bit more comfortable.”
Now Barry is helping others earn their red card and enter fire service. Last fall he instructed the Wildlands Fire class at the Gila Pueblo campus. The course covers everything needed to earn certificates required for a red card – minus the physical pack test, due to concerns about liability. Barry also assists with the Women & Wildland Fire course that achieves the same goals over two weekends. He enjoys the classroom setting and likes setting high expectations, sharing what he’s learned about leadership with those just starting out.
“People skate by in any line of work, but in this field, it’s life or death,” Barry asserts, “You have to challenge yourself to be on your A game all the time.”
Hopping Into The Black
In 2013, Barry was part of a team of 13 transported into a canyon in New Mexico, a dangerous and uncommon assignment. They carried chainsaws and employed a technical indirect burnout to hold the line. They put out small fires that came off the bigger fire.
Barry recalls a calm before the storm. Then high winds came up.
“Really impressive fire behavior,” Barry remembers, “200 foot flames.”
His team got split into three groups.
“We conducted burnouts and hopped in our own black,” says Barry, describing a technique in which firefighters move through the flames to stand in the blackened space of spent fuel, where they’ll be safe.
The fire burned hot and devastated the wildlife in the area. Barry and his team stayed in the black for 4-5 hours, maintaining good radio communication.
“We scout the area first,” says Barry, as he explains the LCES safety strategy for any firefighting assignment: Lookout. Communication. Escape route. Safety zone.
A Career in Fire Service
“Sitting in an office 40 hours a week was never appetizing to me,” says Barry.
Barry worked in fire service for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Phoenix, and was a Hot Shot in Payson and Globe. Hot Shot crews are a national resource. They go to larger fires and stay for a longer time as part of an extended attack. They must be self-sufficient, skilled and physically fit. “It’s a very time committed position,” says Barry, who served 6 years as a Globe Hot Shot. “You’re going to the bigger fires that you hear on the news.” In October, 2010, he married; he now has three children, a daughter and two sons. They are the motivation behind the change to his current role as a Type 6 Engine Captain.
“I wanted to be home a little more, around locally,” he says.
He leads a team of six. They do go on assignments two or three times a year; however, their main emphasis is the initial attack on local fires.
“The objective is to keep the fire small,” says Barry, “using primarily aircraft and engine modules.”
Type 6 engines carry about 300 gallons of water,
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are smaller than Type 3 engines, and can get further into the back roads.
“We all do the same job,” Barry says. “It’s all about how you get there – helicopter, engine, buggy – and the tools you use once you’re there.”
He is currently in a 120-day testing period for his position, a time for both him and the management team to assess the leadership fit. As of early May, permanent positions were open in Tonto Basin and Globe districts; Barry will apply for both.
Barry equates a career in fire service to a 25-year education. Training until you retire. That’s what he likes about it.
“It’s always changing, always something new to learn – tools, topography, technology, climate,” he explains. “Always a new challenge.”
In his future, Barry foresees the challenges of fire management.
“You have to think about what risks you are asking your team to take on,” he explains, “and how are they going to accomplish it safely?”
Safety has been ingrained since day one, says Barry, but the culture of the forest service has changed a lot over his 18 years.
“When I started, it was still ‘old school’ – head down, butt up,” he says.
“People are changing and leadership is getting stronger,” Barry says. “There is more training, more ownership, more cohesion. People care about their craft and their mission. There exists a professional, respectful environment where people are encouraged to “lead up.”
“We strive for self-improvement,” he says. “Be better everyday.“
Barry says he would support his own children entering the profession, but hopes they “challenge themselves with something else.”
“It’s great fundamental learning, but it’s not easy to find balance,” says Barry. “You spend way more time with your team than with your family.”
The agency, he says, is providing more support for work-life balance, and this year Barry took a Wednesday off to celebrate his wife’s birthday. Then he went back to work with his team.
The Engine Crew
Pandemic Impact on Fire Service
Barry and his team of six have made a commitment to limit their exposure, in order to stay healthy.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has “most definitely” impacted their operations,” Barry says. Crews from Montana and other northern states typically come help with Arizona’s earlier fire season. Restrictions in travel and fears of exposure have made these resources more difficult to enlist.
“I don’t blame them,” Barry says. “These people have families. They are trying to take care, and reduce risk and attend to fires closer to home.”
Barry is quick to note that there are still out-of-state crews coming to help.
“We’re not getting completely ghosted,” he says, “but it’s been a lot more challenging.” u
Fireman in training. Johnson and his youngest son, at their home in Globe. Courtesy Photo
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“The cardinals have always been common to my yard and in the trees across from my home, where there is a large open field of natural trees and scrub. The cardinals are most likely to come when we put a higher grade of songbird feed, and they also love the watermelon.” – Judi
The Mexican jay lives in Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, and, of course, Mexico. They gather in flocks of five to twenty-five. These flocks have permanent territories that are passed down from generation to generation. Mexican jays are one of the most sedentary bird species in America – they stay in one place and rarely leave it. Young jays have bills that are partly white or pale, turning completely black over about two years. Northern flickers like to congregate with Mexican jays, because they can listen for the Mexican jay alarm calls to know when predators are lurking. Mexican jays eat mostly acorns and pinyon nuts, but also fruit, insects, and small animals.
“The Orioles are my yard favorite. For many years now we have had the pleasure of having multiple nests and babies in our garden. The female and the male both feed the babies. We found that they love fruit, and that’s where we got started putting out oranges. Now I put out watermelon on an almost daily basis.” – Judi
Hooded orioles are a very social bird and will flock with other kinds of oriole. They’re also very noisy, chattering almost constantly. Their chatter can mimic Gila woodpeckers and ash-throated flycatchers. Hooded orioles migrate to southern Mexico and farther south – but sometimes they will stay in Arizona or southern California all winter, if they find free food at feeders. Their favorites are sugar water and grape jelly, and they will often visit hummingbird feeders. They’ll also eat oranges if you slice them in half and attach them to a post or platform. Be sure to remove the fruit before it gets moldy, as the mold can harm the birds. In the Southwest and in western Mexico, hooded orioles are bright yellow, but in Texas and eastern Mexico, they’re flame orange.
“In the beginning I had a huge following of quail. “In the beginning I had a huge following of quail.
The eye-catching and beautiful Northern cardinal is easy to identify – it’s the only crested red bird in the United States. Their color comes from the fruit they eat – if they can’t find berries to eat, their colors will fade. They’re often the first birds to visit a feeder in the morning and the last at night. To attract them, offer black oil sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, cracked corn, peanut hearts, millet, and milo. And watch for males feeding their partner beak-to-beak – they show affection that way. In Arizona, you can also find the desert cardinal (pyrrhuloxia), which is scarlet and gray.
“The finch are very common to many yards if you will put out a little thistle feed. This can be put in a prefilled sock, or refill feeders with the seed and they will come in various species. Common house finch are very abundant.” – Judi
The house finch is another social bird, and will form flocks of several hundred birds. They like to perch on power lines and in treetops. This bird is extremely common across North America – experts believe there could be as many as 1.4 billion of them. You can attract house finches with small black oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, and nyjer (thistle) seeds – but keep in mind, when they come, they might bring a flock of friends! Like cardinals, house finches get their color from the foods they eat. The more red pigment they eat, the redder their plumage. So if you see an orange or yellowish male house finch, that’s because it didn’t find enough red fruit when it was molting. Apparently, females prefer the reddest males available.
Gambel’s quail are named after William Gambel, an American naturalist. Gambel’s quail is the only species of quail endemic to the Sonoran Desert. But they’re also found in Hawaii – on Lanai, the tiny island of Kaho’olawe, and the big island, on the slopes of Mauna Kea. They were introduced to Hawaii at various times in the 20th century. They prefer not to fly and are usually found on the ground – often, running for cover. They will visit ground-level feeders and sometimes elevated platform feeders, preferring to eat sunflower seeds, cracked corn, millet, and milo. Their vocalizations can sound a little like a piglet.
“The grosbeaks were new to us a few years ago and are not as common on a regular basis, but once they start coming they usually stay around for that season. They love the songbird seed with fruit and nuts.” – Judi
The black-headed grosbeak is a distinctive red-and-black bird with a massive black bill – ideal for cracking seeds and eating hard-bodied insects and snails. Black-headed grosbeaks are also one of only a few birds that can eat Monarch butterflies, which are poisonous due to their diet of milkweed. Grosbeaks belong to the same family as cardinals, and they eat seeds, berries, spiders, insects, and fruit. In feeders, they prefer suet, nuts, and sunflower seeds. They will also feed at nectar feeders intended for orioles. The male’s call has been described as “a loud robin on caffeine.”
“We have a handful of the Gila woodpeckers that have such a distinct noise. They are very particular about what nuts they eat. They will pick through the feeders for their favorite. They are also found many days hanging and drinking from the hummingbird feeders.” – Judi
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