Community Outreach

This free camp was created in 2022 as a way to expose young women to careers in Fire and Police.  Participants experience the most challenging and exciting tasks in firefighting, first response and law enforcement in a supportive, educational and interactive environment. The camp activities include rappelling, search and rescue, fire extinguisher training, vehicle extraction, how traffic stops are performed, crime scene investigation, static taser deployment and virtual reality training that includes real looking weapons similar to a handgun that function with air and emit a laser. As campers spend two days with the Fire Department and two days with the Police Department, they learn from women who work in these non-traditional career fields and are breaking down barriers and stereotypes. ​The camp historically takes place in June. The 2025 Camp will be held July 7th – 10th.  Registration opens March 17th at 10 am.  As camp is limited to a small number of participants, "camp alumni" are not eligible.  ​