This is a week-long overnight camp. Participants sleep on cots in a building on the Fire Training Center campus:

Fire Training Center
12401 Hemlock
(East of Antioch and 124th Street)
Overland Park, KS 66213

The Overland Park Fire Training Center is used for all aspects of training for the Fire Department.

This location has all necessary amenities for Camp Inferno, including classrooms, a multi-purpose room, a serving kitchen, restrooms/showers, and the training tower.

The training tower is a five-story concrete building used to perform various search and rescue techniques.

Cost and Transportation

• Cadets need to secure their own transportation to the Overland Park Fire Training Center.
  
  
• Beyond the $25 application fee, Camp Inferno is held at no cost to the cadets.
  
  
• Cadets will participate in two "field trips:" one on Monday to the Ironwoods Challenge Course in Leawood and another on Wednesday to the Overland Park fire stations for laundry and dinner.

Food

Cadets are fed three meals a day. Water and snacks also are provided throughout the day.

Clothing and needs for week

• Cadets will need to bring:
• Sleeping bag
• Pillow
• Athletic shoes for running and aerobic activity
• Medications (if any)
• 1-2 towels
• Toiletries (feminine hygiene, deodorant, shampoo, etc.)
• 2 T-shirts with no lettering or markings
• 1 pair denim jeans or navy pants for graduation (no holes, designs or lettering)
• Sweatshirt
• Navy blue or black sweatpants for rappelling
• 3-4 pairs of athletic socks
• Sleepwear - shorts or sweats and T-shirt
• Hair bands or accessories to tie back long hair (for safety)
  
  
• Other non-mandatory items you may want to bring
  • Knee pads (for crawling on hard surfaces)
  • Disposable camera(s)
  • Personal journal
  • Baseball cap
  • Shower shoes
  • Some cash (soda machines, some t-shirts and hats are available for sale)
  • Sunglasses
  • Athletic type headbands
    
    
• 3 shorts and 3 T-shirts will be provided.
  
  
• Laundry will be done once during the week.
  
  
• Cadets will have daily access to shower facilities.

Please mark your belongings with a permanent laundry marker or identification tags.

Clothing list (pdf file)