CONCORD — Camp Fully Involved, a summer program for young women interested in the fire service, is accepting applications for its fourth annual session. The program will take place Aug. 1 to 6 at the New Hampshire Fire Academy in Concord. All interested young women are encouraged to apply.
Camp Fully Involved is a physically challenging, aggressive, hands-on, live-in weeklong camp for women between the ages of 14 (who have completed the eighth grade) and 20, who are interested in exploring a firefighting career.
No experience or affiliation with a fire department is required, and applicants who do not have any affiliation with the fire service are encouraged. There is no residency requirement for attendance.
Cadets in Camp Fully Involved participate in hands-on exercises including, but not limited to, vehicle and Dumpster fires, rappelling, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus drills, room and content fires, engine and truck company operations, forcible entry, ventilation and combined operations.
In addition to technical exercises, cadets also will participate in evening classroom programs. Cadets are housed in the fire academy's dormitories.
"Camp Fully Involved is an excellent opportunity for young women to learn about the fire service," said firefighter/paramedic Jess Wyman, director of Camp Fully Involved. "Throughout the week, we offer aggressive, hands-on experiences in a controlled, safe environment that allows the girls to see if they can make it as a firefighter. We've had many graduates go on to careers in a full-time department."
For more information or to download an application, visit www.campfullyinvolved.com.
