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Cedar Rapids firefighter to attend international burn camp
Sep. 12, 2017 3:43 pm, Updated: Sep. 13, 2017 10:26 am
CEDAR RAPIDS - A Cedar Rapids firefighter and paramedic has been selected to attend the International Association of Fire Fighters International Burn Camp.
According to a Cedar Rapids Fire Department news release, Julie Popelka will attend the camp, which will be hosted at Camp Wabanna near Washington, D.C., from Sept. 23-30. The camp is offered to young burn survivors and is designed to show them they are not alone and that there are resources for them. The camp includes tours of monuments, memorials and museums and other activities, according to the fire department.
The camp is made up of representatives from regional burn camps in the United States and Canada.
Popelka, a counselor at the Miracle Burn Camp - hosted annually at YMCA Camp Foster on East Lake Okoboji - and Zoie Evens, a camper, will attend the International Burn Camp.
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(File photo) Firefighter and paramedic Julie Popelka shows examples of an unsafe extension cord (left) and safe power strip during a Safety Scoop session at the Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
(File photo) Cass Russell, 18, of Prairieburg climbs the ladder on Truck 1 during the Cedar Rapids Fire Department's Fully Involved fire academy for young women, Aug. 2, 2017. In the truck's bucket are Nicky Stansell, public education program manager, and firefighter Julie Popelka. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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