Northrop Grumman challenges interns to fight worldwide fires
by Sofia Williams Northrop Grumman interns were challenged to spot and extinguish fires around the world during the aerospace company’s annual summer intern Global Summit on Sunday, July 23 at Mira Costa’s Waller Stadium. Interns had eight minutes to respond to fires, represented by orange tarps on small structures scattered across the stadium’s football field. A slow response would result in the fire spreading to neighboring structures. “Demonstration Day is a big milestone for the interns. It showcases how each of the interns’ vehicles works in the larger scheme of things. It’s very reminiscent of what we do here at Space Park, and in any engineering setting,” Deputy Program Manager Samantha Caponpon said. Mira Costa intern Caden Coons and University of Michigan intern Jakob Gorsiek-Gazze coordinate the takeoff of their drop vehicle. Coons and Barzee were on the Drop Team, which simulated the work of pilots who drop EMTs and firefighters into emergency zones. The program’s 24 college interns and 16 high school interns were split into four groups of 10 interns each. The groups included the Surveillance Team, which monitored where the “fires” were and calls them in to the other…
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