5th Annual TUF WGF Youth Fire Academy

The 5th Annual Youth Fire Academy hosted by The Tyler Uslan Foundation and the Walnut Grove Fire Department is  another success for their Summer of 2024 Academy.  Established in 2019, TUF successfully added in 2022 a higher age leadership program in concurrence with the Youth Academy.  Congratulations TUF!

 

 

Tyler Uslan of the Tyler Uslan Foundation

Big Dreams, Big Goals have been achieved by the loving family and friends of Tyler Uslan.  This heavenly young man continues to have an effect on our community and the youngster of our tomorrow.  The 5th Annual Youth Fire Academy completed another successful 3 days of learning, fun, and celebration.  It is difficult to fully understand the support of our local volunteer WG Firefighters, our TUF volunteers, former academy kids, and a supportive community.  This youth academy brings so much information to our kids while brightening our lives watching the eagerness shown to be a Jr. Fire Fighter.

 

(This is not an activity of the River Delta Unified School District or the Rotary Club of Walnut Grove.  River Delta Unified School District and the Rotary Club of Walnut Grove does not accept any liability or responsibility of this activity or program.)

About the Speakers:

You all know Mikayla and her awesome community spirit.  Mikayla was raised in our community and now calls Walnut Grove home.  While currently Mikayla is a Sacramento firefighter, she has dedicated much of her time to the Walnut Grove Volunteer Fire Department and the TUF Youth Fire Academy.  In June, TUF held its 3rd annual Youth Fire Academy for local kids ages 11-14.  Along with the Founders Laura and Tom Uslan, Mikayla is an inspiration to those youths wanting to become firefighters when they grow up.  Just like Tyler Uslan, whom the foundation is in honor of.  Tyler dreamed every day of becoming a firefighter.  It's everything he wanted to be.  Those dreams are alive in the spirit of this academy.  30-35 kids each year experience a 3-day camp learning all about the fire station, firefighters, and how they serve the community.  One can only imagine how many future firefighters there will be because of the TUF.

Laura and Tom Uslan are locals and are Tyler's parents.  Tyler passed way to young and dreamed of being a fire fighter.  The Uslan's are educators.  Laura is the past principal at Delta High School and is the most amazing person in our community, who provides an enormous number of opportunities for our community youth.  This TUF Youth Fire Academy is just one in a million things she does.

We are the luckiest people to have such an incredible and dedicated group of community members who are so wonderful with our youth.  Thank you!