The Department of Suffolk Fire & Rescue has begun its registration period for the Summer Fire and Life Safety Camps to be held this summer for children ages 6 to 9 at Fire Station 6, 300 Kings Fork Road.

The camp is a half-day camp that runs Monday through Friday and will expose school-age children to what it is like to be a firefighter with Suffolk Fire & Rescue with a variety of fun, challenging, entertaining and educational activities. The mission of the camp is to teach children safety lessons on things around their homes and schools that they encounter every day. Short lectures and lessons are followed by opportunities to actively participate in exercises designed to reinforce the topics. Topics include firefighting, basic first aid, bike safety, water safety, search and rescue practices and more.

The fee for each weekly session is $85 per child, which includes a camp T-shirt, various school supplies and lunch each day except for Friday, when there will be a graduation for participants. Participants can arrive as early as 7:30 a.m. and must be picked up by 1 p.m. The sessions run from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. until noon on Friday. Transportation to and from the camp is not provided.

The sessions dates are as follows:

• Session 1, June 25-29
• Session 2, July 23-27
• Session 3, Aug. 6-10

The registration deadline is June 8, 2018, for all three camps. You may mail or drop off the application and fee to Suffolk Fire & Rescue Fire Camp, Attn: Pam King, 300 Kings Fork Road, Suffolk, VA 23434. Checks will need to be made out to the Jeff T. Messinger Memorial Fund. Space is limited and camps will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants will not be confirmed for the camp until the application and payment are received.

For more information, call Jeanie Brinkley at 514-4551. Application forms can be downloaded from www.suffolkva.us/firecamp.