Fourth Annual Rogue Girls Fire Camp Taking Place June 23-25

Fourteen young women, ages 16-20, will get a chance to experience and learn about a career in fire service this weekend as they participate in the fourth annual Rogue Girls Fire Camp (RGFC).

This year’s camp takes place June 23, 24, & 25^th and is being held at the Regional Training Center in White City. Back this year is the addition of a third full day and organizers are re-incorporating two overnight stays to simulate station life.

Putting on and taking off turnout gear with air packs will be just the beginning for the campers. Each day will be filled with a variety of skills including vehicle extrication, search and rescue, and some good basic fire and life safety knowledge like how to use a fire extinguisher and Hands-Only CPR. Additionally, the camp will have a live fire station and will culminate the camp with a fire skills competition/demonstration for the campers’ families. There will be guest speakers from other agencies who will discuss some of the other career possibilities in our area and how to prepare for those jobs.

The free camp would have not been possible if it were not for the generosity of this year’s sponsors. Organizers would like to say thank you to all of those who support the desire to bring more diversity to emergency services: Firehouse Five Foundation, Fire District 5 Union, Subway Sandwiches, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, Crossfit Steelhead, Shelby Snow Photography, PHD Studios, and, all the respective fire agencies.

For more information on the Rogue Girls Fire Camp, please visit us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/RogueGirlsFire If you would like to get involved in this event in the future, please send an email to the following address: roguegirlsfire@gmail.com.