The Modesto Fire Department, in collaboration with Modesto Junior College, is hosting its first Women’s Empowerment Camp on Saturday. The daylong event, held at MJC’s Regional Fire Training Center, is designed to inspire young women ages 14 to 21 to consider careers in firefighting.
With 100 preregistered participants expected to attend, the camp will offer hands-on training through a range of activities, including firefighter survival skills, EMS/CPR training, engine operations, ventilation techniques and scaling a 105-foot aerial ladder. Participants will also gain insight into life in the firehouse, practice forcible entry techniques and have the chance to rappel from a six-story training tower.
One camp highlight will be live demonstrations during the lunch break, where female firefighters will extinguish a car fire and use extrication tools to free trapped victims from a vehicle. These demonstrations will emphasize the importance of teamwork and technical skills in emergency situations…