Children Learn About Fire Safety at SPICE Camp

Release Date: Aug 4, 2015

CHESTER, Calif., August 3, 2015 – Last month 45 children ages 4 through 13 learned what it means to be a first responder wild land firefighter and how firefighters perform their jobs at SPICE Camp. SPICE (Summer Program Involving Creative Exploration) Camp took place on July 21 at Lassen National Forest’s Almanor Ranger District in Chester.

Forest Service staff shared fire safety information, including the importance of 9-1-1 and how to stop, drop, and roll. Participants were also introduced to Smokey Bear and learned his number one rule: Children should never play with matches or lighters. 

 

The goals of the program were not only to share fire safety messages, but also to plant the seeds of public service and make youngsters aware of first responder job opportunities. At the end of the program, one young girl was overheard saying, “I can’t wait to grow up to be a firefighter!”

Lassen National Forest lies at the Crossroads of California, where the granite of the Sierra Nevada, the lava of the Cascades and the Modoc Plateau, and the sagebrush of the Great Basin meet. The Forest is managed for recreational access as well as timber and firewood for homes, forage for livestock, water, minerals, and other natural resources. For more information, call (530)257-2151 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/lassen.