15 Students Graduate from Phoenix Firecamp 2016
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Phoenix Firecamp 2016 graduated 15 teenage girls, ages 15-19, from an intensive annual training week conducted by Fire Service Women of NYS, Inc. (FSWNYS). The program, aimed to interest young women in joining the fire and emergency services, began in 2007 and to date there are 184 graduates.
Of the 24 female instructors and team leaders, there were 18 from New York state volunteer departments, three from the FDNY, one each from the Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo Fire Departments, and one from a corporate fire department. Additional staff members from Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue and Constable (Canada) Fire Department participated this year. FSWNYS welcomes qualified women firefighters from throughout the United States and Canada to apply for a staff position, understanding that the staff is entirely volunteer and pay all their own expenses.
Of the 24 female instructors and team leaders, there were 18 from New York state volunteer departments, three from the FDNY, one each from the Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo Fire Departments, and one from a corporate fire department. Additional staff members from Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue and Constable (Canada) Fire Department participated this year. FSWNYS welcomes qualified women firefighters from throughout the United States and Canada to apply for a staff position, understanding that the staff is entirely volunteer and pay all their own expenses.
The 2016 graduates are: Allison Carr (Phoenicia), Samantha Dolan (Whitesboro), Kaitlyn Eighmie (Stamford), Ashley Eisenhart (Woodgate), Samantha Farren (Baldwinsville), Alexis Fava (Climax), Alexis Holmes (Albany), Kiareliz Negron (Rochester), MacKenzie Nicol (Rome), Natalie Reisman (Roslyn Heights), Elizabeth Sharp (New York), Lynnsey Slocum (Mexico), Carlie Smith, Kiersten Spears (Cayuga), and Nery Villa (Rochester).
The City of Utica Fire Department and the Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Department partner with FSWNYS in conducting the camp. Utica provides camper housing, logistical support, equipment, EMS coverage, and the use of its apparatus, fire houses, and the training grounds. Westmoreland donates transportation, hosts two evening social events, secures donations from area businesses, and coordinates the participation of other Mohawk Valley volunteer fire departments and auxiliaries. The Frankfort Fire Department again contributed its mobile flashover simulator and the Yorkville Fire Department made its aerial ladder truck available.
Click here for photos and information about Phoenix Firecamp. 2017 applications and specifics will be posted after January 1, 2017.
