Rancho Cucamonga Fire District provides leadership and team-building opportunities for youth to explore the various career opportunities available in the fire service.
Junior Firefighter Camp
Registration Open April 24 - 28, 2023
June 19 - 23, 2023 (Activity #25523)
July 10 - 15, 2023 (Activity #25524)
Jr. Firefighter Camp is back! Registration for 2023 camps will be open from Monday, April 24th, to Friday, April 28th. Over the years, the Jr. Firefighter Camp’s popularity has grown immensely. Jr. Firefighter Camp was created to allow youth in our community to be exposed to the fire service. Our goal is to reach as many young people as possible to begin inspiring the next generation of firefighters.
To give everyone an equal opportunity to participate in a camp, we have changed the Jr. Firefighter Camp Registration process to a random selection system. All applicants who have not attended a camp in the past will be included in the first random selection. If that process results in filling the camp at a maximum of 40 participants plus 3 alternates, the camp will be considered full and closed.
If the first random selection does not fill a camp, those who have previously attended a camp will be in the second random selection that will fill the remaining spots in the camp. As in the past, there will be a June camp and a July camp.
We understand this new process may disappoint those who have already participated in the camp and were looking forward to being a part of another camp. We wish we could host every young person who wants to participate in Jr. Firefighter Camp, but the demand for camp is much greater than the resources available to host more campers. Although we understand the disappointment, this change intends to give every child in Rancho Cucamonga an equal opportunity to be exposed to the fire service.
Here is the registration timeline to ensure you do not miss any deadlines:
- Monday, April 24th – Friday, April 28th. Register at RCFire.Org for the June 19-23, 2023 camp.
- On Wednesday, May 17th applicants who were randomly selected to participate in the camp will be notified that they have been selected to participate in the camp.
- Once notified, applicants will have until Monday, May 22nd to log in to their Activenet account and pay for the camp registration.
- If the applicant has not paid for camp registration by the end of the May 22nd business day, the applicant will be removed from the camp, and a spot will be offered to the next person in line.
Fire Explorer Program
The Fire District's Fire Explorer Post 540 was established in 1997. The Explorer Post gives youths between the ages of 16 and 21 the opportunity to explore the various career opportunities available in the fire service. Explorers receive both hands-on and classroom training. Once an Explorer can demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and meet the qualifications, they can join firefighters on ride-along to observe actual emergency calls.
Fire Explorer applications open around September every year. Follow the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District on social media for updates on Fire Explorer application openings.