Some children in Lompoc are learning the ropes of firefighting in the Jr. Firefighters Camp.
Held this week at Station #1, children ages 7 through 10 are exploring the station and learning about what it takes to be a firefighter.
"So we're putting out fires at the thing. There's an oven and we use the lid to put out that one, and then we use the fire extinguisher for the other one. And the other time we got wet with the hose, we did the house with the pretend fire and they squirted us with the hose," said Georgia, one camp attendee.
During the three-day camp, the nearly 40 junior firefighters gained hands-on experience with real firefighting equipment and received a firefighter shirt and hat.
"They get to do rappelling from our tower. They get to do search and rescue inside a, a fun dark area where they get to find a fun victim who happened to be Kermit the Frog this year, and then they get to put out real fire with fire extinguishers... and they also get to do station tours, see our fire engines," said Lompoc City Fire Engineer Colby Baldwin, who adds that many of the department's firefighters take part in the camp while off-duty and on their own time.
According to Baldwin, the camp usually fills up quickly every year.
