Central Oregon to debut young women’s wildland fire career camp in March

Published 9:10 am Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Campers and staff at the Young Women's Natural Resource Career Camp participate in activities at Wildcat Campground in the Ochoco National Forest in August 2023.

Discover Your Forest, in partnership with the Deschutes National Forest, is hosting the first Young Women’s Wildland Fire Career Camp March 26-29 in Redmond. 

The free camp is designed to introduce women and nonbinary people aged 16 through 20 to wildland fire careers.

Participants will explore careers through interactive activities, field trips and discussions with female fire professionals. The camp will cover fire ecology, fire behavior, fuels management, leadership and prevention and suppression methods. The overall goals are to provide an introduction to careers and the wildland fire community. Participants who finish the course will receive a $250 educational stipend funded by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council.

All skill levels are welcome, and the application can be found at the Discover Your Forest website.

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