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ing those trapped in “smoke” fi lled rooms, perform-ing CPR, remov-ing trapped peo-ple from vehicle accidents, and more.

Attendees were trained in several areas of fi rst aid and fi re safety, including CPR train-ing, as well as how to don and properly use various pieces of fi refi ghting equip-ment, such as turnout gear, self-contained breathing ap-paratus, fi re extinguishers, and ladders. Demonstra-tions on vehicle extrication and rappelling were also featured this year.

The children were able to use some of the equip-ment such as turnout gear and SCBAs, in a simulated fi re with synthetic smoke during which they expe-rienced similar conditions to what firefighters may encounter when they enter a burning building.

“One of the most re-warding parts of the pro-gram are the relationships that are built in such a short period of time,” said Daniel Schallawitz, vice president of the Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Asso-ciation Local No. 27, the fi refi ghter’s union in Ocean City who helps to run the camp.

“By the end of the pro-gram many of the kids open up and show a more personal side. We have

Junior Firefi ghting Camp Held in Ocean City

been thanked by a few parents who say their kids have truly blossomed over the duration of the camp. They become less intro-verted and more vocal. For us to have such an im-

pact on their lives in only a short period of time is why we do what we do every day.”

Firefi ghters who assist with the camp volunteer their time with the chil-dren, and see the event as a way to give back to the community through their work. The fi remen are led by the camp coordinator, OCFD Captain Vito De-Marco, who Schallawitz said is the heart and soul of the program.

DeMarco has seen the camp’s participation blos-som over recent years, with this year’s partici-pant numbers nearly triple from those when the camp launched its inaugural run in 2010.

“The department and the union feel that the camp is a great opportunity for us to build on some kids that may one day become firefighters, and to help them understand what they may encounter if they’re on the other side of an emer-gency,” DeMarco said. “We are always looking to give back to the community and this is one of the ways we can do that.”

The camp concluded at the end of the week with an obstacle course that required children to utilize some of the training and equipment that they had learned about throughout the week, and ended with a pizza party between chil-dren and their fi refi ghter camp counselors. It was these relationships formed between the children and fi refi ghters that make the camp truly worthwhile, said Schallawitz.

“The fi re department is a big family and when the

kids are here they become part of that extended fam-ily,” he said. “Some kids have even attended the camp multiple years -one young lady was on her fourth. For our camp to be considered a highlight of a child’s summer is the best indication I can think of that we are doing a good thing here.”

Knoll, 21, of Eldora, can be contacted by email at beyondthefl amescmc@gmail.com. He is a student at Rowan University.

For the fourth consecu-tive summer, a handful of children in Ocean City had the opportunity to fulfi ll a dream that many young-sters have at one point in their childhood – the life of a fi refi ghter.

The fourth annual Ocean City Recreation Depart-ment’s Junior Firefighter Camp took place July 22-25 at the Ocean City Fire Department’s Headquar-ters on Asbury Avenue. The program exposed 28 children, ages 9 through 13, to various activities that fi refi ghters encounter on a daily basis – rescu-

A fi refi ghter shows camp participants one of the Ocean City Fire Department’s fi re engines during their annual “Junior Firefi ghter Camp.”

Two camp participants don fi refi ghting gear during the OCean City Junior Firefi ghter Camp.

A fi refi ghter demonstrates to camp participants how to use an SCBA at the Ocean City Junior Firefi ghter Camp.

Photo by Ocean City Firefi ghters FMBA Local 27

Next Week's menu of meals by theDepartment of Aging Home-Bound Meal Program

What’s What’s Cooking?Cooking?Monday, Aug. 12:

Chicken Alfredo, rotini noodles, broccoli, salad, chocolate cake w/icing, beef barley soup.

Dinner: Ham and cheese sandwich on wheat, cole slaw, cookies, cranberry juice.

Tuesday, Aug. 13: Spaghetti, meatballs, Ital-ian vegetables, roll, salad, apple pie.

Dinner: Tuna salad plat-ter, potato salad, roll, pine-apple chunks, grape juice.

Wednesday, Aug. 14: Cube steak, fried onions, gravy, au gratin potatoes, green beans, carrot salad, banana.

Dinner: Crab salad, to-mato lettuce, crackers, peaches, apple juice.

Thursday, Aug. 15:Breaded chicken cutlet, gravy, rice and mushrooms, Capri mixed vegetables, creamed cabbage, tapioca pudding, tomato soup.

Dinner: Roast beef sand-wich, Kaiser roll, lettuce and tomato, applesauce, orange juice.

Friday, Aug. 16: Baked fi sh, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, cucum-ber salad, rice pudding.

Dinner: Turkey/cheddar cheese sandwich, wheat bread, cole slaw, pears, tomato juice.

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