FIRE CAMP 2010 | July 9, 10, & 11, 2010 

Building Young Women’s Confidence, Leadership, 

& Teamwork Skills in a Fire Service Environment

Have YOU applied yet? 

Applications are NOW being accepted! 

Are you a young woman between the age of 16 and 19? Are you interested in gaining confidence and leadership skills?  Would you like to learn what firefighting is all about?

Portland Fire & Rescue, in partnership with other metro-area fire agencies, is offering a 3-day fire training camp specifically for young women ages 16 to 19.  The goals of Fire Camp are to instill confidence and build leadership and team skills in young women and to provide an opportunity to try firefighting through hands-on training.  Fire Camp will be taught and supervised by women firefighters from the Portland metro area.

Fire Camp 2010 will be held July 9, 10, and 11th, 2010 at Portland Fire & Rescue's Training & Safety Facility located at 4800 NE 122nd Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Fire Camp will be held at no cost to participants.  This will be a non-residential camp and participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from.

 Applications for Fire Camp 2010 will be accepted until June 1, 2010!

Get more information and submit an application @

http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/firecamp!

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