HERricane: Escambia 2026 Applications Now Open
Applications for HERricane: Escambia 2026 are now open. The four-day-long summer camp will be held June 23-26, 2026. Escambia County Emergency Management invites girls entering 7th, 8th and 9th grades to participate in the HERricane: Escambia 2026 program. The deadline to apply for HERricane: Escambia 2026 is Friday, April 24.
How to Apply
What is HERricane?
HERricane is a girls’ summer camp to help rethink and improve outreach and engagement around emergency preparedness. This camp is a part of the movement to empower women and bring greater diversity to the emergency management profession and allied fields. We have a responsibility to our community and our colleagues to improve emergency management as a discipline, and programs like HERricane can help move that needle.
The HERricane program was launched in Arlington, Va. in 2017 and has expanded throughout the United States since then. HERricane empowers women to pursue careers and leadership roles in emergency management through a week-long “camp,” and includes long-term professional development opportunities. Its mission is to develop and elevate women as leaders in emergency management and related careers while expanding the image of these professions as a positive force for improving public safety and government.
HERricane is free to campers because of the generosity of our donors and sponsors!
In 2025, campers received breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the day. In addition, campers received backpacks, disaster kit items, and goody bags, participated in self-defense classes, learned money management, and so much more. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, all of these items and experiences were provided at no cost to the campers.
Would you like to become a sponsor of HERricane Escambia 2026? To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, email [email protected].
View the Community Partner Donor Guide here.
The mission of Escambia County government is to provide efficient, responsive services that enhance our quality of life, meet common needs and promote a safe and healthy community.
Under Florida law, IP addresses and both the content of emails and email addresses are public records. If you do not want your IP address and the content of your email or your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in person.