GATLINBURG — The Gatlinburg Firefighters Association’s annual Fit for Duty Firefighters 5K and 10K has been scheduled for Saturday, March 30, at 9 a.m. This year’s race is the 11th
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GATLINBURG â The Gatlinburg Fire Department and Gatlinburg Firefighters Association is planning for its annual Kids Camp, which will be held Aug. 9 through Aug. 13 and is open to children ages 6 through 11.
Registration for the camp is currently full, but a waiting list is available for interested campers. For information about the camp or how to join the waiting list, please call the Gatlinburg Fire Department at 865-436-5112.
The annual Kids Camp is an action-packed week that includes five days of experiencing and learning about the job of a firefighter. During the week, campers will experience lessons and activities on what the experience of being a firefighter is and fire safety, but also have classes on first aid, water safety, search and rescue and other operations. Campers will be divided into teams of five and operate as a âfire companyâ during the week and each camper will be the âcompany officerâ for the day, as leadership principles wi