Rosie's Girl
Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 05:24PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Educational, Santa Monica Fire Department, Teenagers, Workshops

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1) Eighth grader Ella Rogers-Fett, 13, repels down the Santa Monica Fire Departments Training Tower wall during Rosie's Girls Camp on Thursday, July 19, 2007. Rosie's Girls Santa Monica is based on a national program designed to build self-esteem, leadership and physical confidence in middle school girls.  During the three week intensive summer camp, girls go "behind the scenes" and experience what it takes to maintain the city by learning and applying skills in carpentry, welding firefighting, tree trimming and other technical trades. 2) SMFD Engineer Dirk Bailey puts Rosieis girls through a fire hose drill.  Front to back-right to left are; Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, Mollie Bernstein, 11, and Service Cultural Leader Maria Oliveri, 19. 3) Emily Shiever, 12, Alexandra Clark, 10, drag a dummy through a tunnel to safety during a 'Confined Space Rescue Drill" 4) Firefighter Matthew Bailey demonstrates how to remove the doors from a car with the 'Jaws of Live' during Rosie's Camp. 5) Rosie's girls examine the windshield.

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