Watauga Fire Department

🎓🚒 Today we wrapped up Watauga Fire Department Kids Fire Camp 2026! 🔥
This week was about much more than firefighter skills.

It was about:
💪 Teamwork
🔥 Courage
🧯 Discipline
❤️ Service
👨‍🚒 Leadership
🙌 Resilience
🌎 Making a positive IMPACT

Today campers completed agility challenges, participated in a CareFlight demonstration, celebrated together, and were recognized for an incredible week of growth and hard work. 👏

This year’s theme:
“Leave Every Place Better Than You Found It.”
“Your Legacy Starts NOW.”

Today’s quote:
“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”
— Dr. Seuss

We are proud of every camper and grateful to all of our firefighters, paramedics, police officers, instructors, volunteers, and families who helped make this week possible. ❤️🚒🔥🎓👨‍🚒👩‍🚒

Thank you, Chick-Fil-A Watauga for lunch!

🚓🚒 Day 3 of Watauga Fire Department Kids Fire Camp was all about SERVICE and PURPOSE! ❤️

Today campers learned that public safety is about serving others and working together as one team for the community.

Campers participated in:

🚔 PD simulations
🐕 K9 showcase
🚁 Drone demonstrations
💦 Water target competitions

Today’s quote:

“One person can make a difference and everyone should try.”
— John F. Kennedy

Additional reminders from today:

✨ “People will forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
— Maya Angelou

✨ “Helping one person may not change the world but it could change the world for one person.”

These campers are learning that leadership is about service and making a positive IMPACT on others. 🚒🚓🐕🔥

Thank you, Chick-Fil-A for lunch!

🚒 Day 1 of Watauga Fire Department Kids Fire Camp 2026 is officially underway! 🔥
Today was all about FOUNDATION, teamwork, and learning that every person matters. 💪

Campers tackled:

🏃 PT and mile run
🪢 Knot tying
🚒 Fire service history
🧯 Bunker gear and apparatus familiarization
🧗 Rappelling
❤️ CPR and Stop the Bleed
💦 Bucket brigade team challenges

This year’s theme is IMPACT:

“Leave Every Place Better Than You Found It.”
“Your Legacy Starts NOW.”

Today’s quote:

“We cannot always build the future for our youth but we can build our youth for the future.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

These campers are already building confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills that will last far beyond this week.

Thank you, Chick-Fil-A for lunch!