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Media Invitation - Video & Interview Opportunity
Event: 2021 Metro Fire Camp
Date: Friday, July 30, 2021
Time: 10:30 a.m. - noon
Location: TVF&R Training Center, 12400 SW Tonquin Road, Sherwood, 97140
Contact: Kim Haughn, Public Information Officer, 503-259-1192 or Kim.Haughn@tvfr.com
Please join us this Friday, July 30, anytime between 10:30 a.m. and noon to see professional female firefighters coaching young women on what it takes to be in the fire service.
After a year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro Fire Camp is back!
In partnership with Portland Fire & Rescue, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will be hosting the Metro Fire Camp starting Friday, July 30, through Sunday, August 1. The camp is organized and led entirely by professional female firefighters from multiple agencies across the west coast. There will be 40 young women participating between the ages of 16 to 20.
The free camp is designed to instill confidence and build teamwork skills in those who identify as female through hands-on firefighter training. The camp itinerary consists of various stations and scenarios each day such as taking hydrants, hose practices, controlling nozzles, standpipe evolutions, rope operations, ladders, search and rescue, vehicle extrication, forcible entry, emergency medical skills, nutrition, physical fitness, and interview techniques.
The camp’s mission is to recruit women to consider a rewarding fire service career.
NOTE:The following mandatory COVID-19 protective measures will be in place during the camp. They apply to camp attendees, personnel from all fire agencies, and members of the media.
- Everyone must sign-in for contact tracing purposes.
- Anyone who is not vaccinated is required to always wear a mask.
- Vaccinated individuals must wear a mask upon arrival and provide proof of their vaccination to the on-site safety officer in order to remove their mask.
- Masks are still encouraged for vaccinated individuals whenever they are within six feet of others and inside the Training Center building.
- Physical distancing of at least six feet between individuals should be maintained at all times, when possible.