TVF&R Invites Media To Tualatin Valley Fire Camp (Photo) - 06/25/26

Media Invitation - Video & Interview Opportunity 

Event:  2026 Tualatin Valley Fire Camp 
Date:  Saturday, June 27, 2026 
Time:  9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 
Location:  TVF&R Training Center, 12400 SW Tonquin Road, Sherwood, 97140 
RSVP To: Stefan Myers, Public Information Officer, pio@tvfr.com            
 
Please join us Saturday, June 27, anytime between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to see professional female firefighters coaching young women on what it takes to be in the fire service.  This is the first year that Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will independently host a camp at its Training Center in Sherwood.

Interview opportunities with a career firefighter will be available at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.  

TVF&R will be hosting the Tualatin Valley Fire Camp starting Friday, June 26, through Sunday, June 28. The camp is organized by TVF&R female firefighters and paramedics and led entirely by professional female firefighters from multiple agencies across the region. The camp’s mission is to recruit and support women considering a rewarding fire service career. There will be 24 young women between the ages of 16 to 22 participating this year. 

The free camp is designed to instill confidence and build teamwork skills 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, confidence course, and interview techniques.  

For questions day of, please call 503-259-1111 or email pio@tvfr.com. Please park in the lot directly to the left of the entrance gate.  

Photos from the 2025 Metro Fire Camp available for media use.