9th annual ‘Camp Inferno’ held last week in Yuma

The 9 th annual Camp Inferno was held last week allowing participants to experience a day in the life of women in fire and life-safety services.

The goal of the program is to afford the opportunity for “real world” experience where young ladies are encouraged to challenge themselves on numerous physical and mental firefighter tasks in a controlled environment.

Camp Inferno is a joint program between the City of Yuma’s Fire Department and the Parks and Recreation Department.

Participants learned and demonstrated firefighting skills with fire department equipment and gear. Also, they learned lifesaving emergency medical techniques including CPR and basic first aid.

At least 14 young women of high school age took part in this year’s event.

Camp started on Tuesday, February 19 th at 4:00 pm with a camp orientation, CPR class, and uniform/protective gear fitting.

It continued on Friday, February 22, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm with team building activities.

The last day, Saturday , February 23, started at 8:00 am and concluded at 5:30 pm with hands-on drills and learning experiences throughout the day.