PRESS RELEASE. From CAL FIRE CZU San Mateo-Santa Cruz Nextdoor on December 1st, 2025.
The application period for Camp Cinder 2026 is open from 12/01/2025 to 01/31/2026.
Calling all Future Female Leaders (Ages 15-17)! Stop watching—start doing.
CAL FIRE’s FREE, four-day Camp Cinder is returning to Shasta and San Luis Obispo next year, led entirely by experienced women firefighters.
You will master real-world skills: rope scaling, water rescues, hose lays, and emergency leadership.
If you want courage, confidence, and sisterhood, this camp delivers.
Applications open December 1, 2025. Don’t miss your shot.
•Apply: fire.ca.gov/camp-cinder
•Details: bit.ly/CampCinderApps.
The application period for Camp Cinder 2026 is open from 12/01/2025 to 01/31/2026. Camp Cinder 2026, CAL FIRE’s free firefighting camp for young women, will take place from June 22nd to June 25th in Redding and June 29th to July 2nd in San Luis Obispo, California.
The mission of Camp Cinder is to provide young women a safe, dynamic, interactive and challenging environment to gain strength, knowledge, and confidence in their ability to excel in the profession of firefighting and beyond. Upon completing the camp, young women will leave with a sense of empowerment and the confidence that they can succeed in any career they choose.
Each camp includes 4 days and 3 nights of hands-on firefighting action. Campers will get to experience a wide range of exciting fire fighting experiences including vehicle extrication and rescue, ropes and knots, water rescue, hose movement and hose lays, ladders, helicopter operations, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses and Personal Protective Equipment, wildland line cutting, leadership skills, and teamwork exercises. All necessary equipment will be provided for the campers free of charge.
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