VIDEO/PHOTOS: The San Diego Fire Department is making an investment in the younger generation of potential first responders. A group of 109 teenage girls began their first day of extensive training, Saturday morning. The 10th Girls Empowerment Camp is funded by San Diego Fire Rescue Foundation and private donations and sponsors. โItโs very important to me to reflect the communities that we serve,โ said San Diego Fire Chief Robert Logan. โFemale firefighters are a very important piece of that puzzle.โ
Students wore the San Diego Fire Departmentโs standard gear while practicing how to maneuver through a simulated burning building. Logan spoke at the opening ceremonies where the high school students were divided into engine companies. They will participate in activities that include search and rescue, hose control and how to use a chainsaw. Campers get to rappel out of a window, climb an aerial ladder onto the roof of a building and watch a live burn demonstration.
