VIDEO: Every summer, young girls get a chance to learn what it takes to be a firefighter, part of the Baltimore City Fire Department’s Camp Spark. The fire department kicked off the two-day camp on Thursday. Camp Spark gives girls the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a first responder. It includes everything from firefighting to CPR and stop-the-bleed training. The skills aren’t just used to fight fires, though. “They’re going to be better members of the community in the end,” said Mya McConnell, deputy chief of Baltimore City Fire. “They’re going to leave here knowing hands-only CPR or knowing how to stop the bleed. That’s going to make them better in general.” “I love to see that young women know they can do it,” said Khalilah Yancey, deputy chief of Baltimore City Fire. “I am a proud member of the Baltimore City Fire Department, going on 21 years, and it’s exciting to me when I see young girls that are like, ‘Oh, you can do this, so I can do it too.'”
