The Harrisonburg Fire Department, in partnership with Rockingham County Fire and Rescue, is hosting their second Camp L.I.T. for teenage girls in the Shenandoah Valley.
Lt. Erin Stehle, who is the public education officer for the Harrisonburg Fire Department, said there are just under 20 girls who are participating in 2019. Throughout the week, the young women have worked with ropes courses, team building exercises and on Thursday, they carried out search and rescue operations.
Ella Young, a camper from Harrisonburg, said she thinks that she wants to get into the medical side of emergency response.
"I knew that firefighting had to be hard, but it's a lot harder than I thought, and once you put all the gear on and stuff, it's very hard to like even walk," said Young.