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Hey! Some of you are real dusty already, some are about to get dusty real soon. Hooray! It's time to pack all the objects. Quick note- if you are helping with build and you are going to take advantage of the preevent meals for camp helpers- please note: pre event meal service will not begin until Thursday am of build week (we just don't have even of a glimmer of a kitchen before that to work with). So make sure you prepare to feed yourself up until then. Ok- so catch up on all those camp emails on our fabulous website https://www.firecamp3.com and make sure you're signed up to volunteer. Ok ready... set... placement! ps- you have my contact info below. If something comes up and you need assistance- text me! ❤️-s Placement Email 2026: THIS IS A BIG ONE! And your last email before we see you in the dust. PLACEMENT Why? Getting all the things to the playa and setting up your home is your first Burning Man stress test. Whether you’re a feng shui artist or just want to park your butt and your beer bong wherever, we aim to minimize that stress. MAP LOGIC Instead of placing on a strict grid (ugh), we make neighborhoods out of groups of friends with new-to-camp folks mixed in. Check your email for the attachments showing camper list and neighborhood map to find yours. To make the ‘hoods, we consider your attitude toward raw onions, personal requests, power, services, arrival and departure dates. Larger rigs and early arrivals help define the spaces. Tents and later arrivals fill in. If you’ve ordered services or are departing early, you’re near a street. If you’ve ordered power, you’re near a source… kinda duh. POWER Our fabulous generator influences placement. A lot. Those of you on camp power see your Generator email. You’re responsible for bringing cables (heavy duty!) to plug into our system, and for having connectors on blocks in case of rain. Regarding placement, 15-ampers, see the camper list for spider box assignment (SB1, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6). On the map, your names are clustered around those boxes, so please locate in those areas. 30-ampers, you’ll share your line via a Y-end and your partner is the next closest purple name. Your distance from power is determined by the length of cable that you brought. Be aware that Team Generator (Kyler and friends) may ask you to move or plug into a different box, so please be courteous as we make sure you have access to the power you paid for. ARRIVAL AND CHECK-IN When you arrive, take a breath. Stretch your legs. Get some hugs. Placement peeps (Lorraine and friends) can help you find your spot and you’ll have plenty of time to unload and set up. Please take up just the space you need with consideration for those who are yet to arrive. If you arrive in the middle of the night you can chill anywhere until morning. We’ll move you to your permaspot as needed. Please check in at the Camp Info table located next to the kitchen. We’ll mark off that you’ve arrived, give you your meal bracelet, share the happenings, and check your volunteer hours. All questions answered! VEHICLES Camp is not a parking lot. We get dinged by the org if we look like a camp o’ cars. If your vehicle isn’t part of your sleeping infrastructure, you’ll move it to a staff parking lot specifically for this purpose (it’s cool that we get to use staff parking!). It’s located at 5:30 out past L. Plan to drop it off right after you’ve set up your camp (ride your bike back… guarantee you’ll have adventures on the way!). Place a sign on your dash with your name and “ESD Camp 3” on it. Placement can help you with this. Regarding the inner road, it must be kept clear. And please avoid driving over power lines and lights. Duh. If you’re asked to move yer f’ing truck, it’s because something needs to happen in that spot for real (like poop pumpout!). SPEAKING OF POOP Services access is important. If you’ve ordered pumpout, please leave a path to your poop chute and orient your structures so it’s accessible. When you check in at Camp Info, you will receive a sign to tape to your rig to ensure the truck can find you. WELCOME Our camp is special and you’re a part of the amazingness. Be welcoming to all who wander around camp and enjoy getting to know your new fam. We have a ton of fun new people this year, so veterans, please share your camp culture wisdom. FINALLY As we said above, things change. No one can predict what camp will really look like, so as we build our beautiful space, we adjust. Burning Man is an evolving adventure and our simple goal is to make space for everyone in all ways! Awwwww. The Placement clipboard will be trotting around camp starting 8/23. If you can’t find me, I may be working (or napping) --- just keep looking. And if you have questions, please email [email protected]. Safe travels and much love, Camp Cor (this one from Lorraine ❤) Almost dust time! Did you know that Fire Camp has events? We do, they're fun. You should go! Details below. But wait!! Have you signed up to volunteer in camp? Right now we are short on kitchen clean up people on Thursday and Friday pm and both meals Saturday and Sunday. This year- we are going to have fun things for the folks who can help out in the home stretch of the kitchen- will you be one of them? Can you help do some dishes and visit with your neighbors? Please sign up (pleeeeaaaaseeeeee!). Also..... only 21 of you have signed up to bring something for the bar - there's like 155 of you, my math is telling me a few of you did not sign up! Agh!! Did you forget? You must have forgotten. Don't worry - here's the link! You can sign up now- Whewwww! Monday- Thursday 8/31-9/3 (ish)- COSTUME EXCHANGE in the Undome! Bring your lightly worn costumes looking for another home to share with campmates. Please make sure items are clean and costume-y (no old stained default world clothes!). Tuesday 9/1 3pm (Check the schedule board to confirm): Lorax on the Loose: Up for a dose of ridiculousness?! Don magnificently orange Lorax suits and create a small rumpus cruising the playa for cocktails. We plan to traipse the neighborhood, descend upon a favored camp, or bestow a little Lorax love on passersby in need of a laugh. See below for details. Tuesday 9/1 pm: A Very Jolly Playa Night: This year we are hosting the Christmas in the desert party again as it was so fun last year. Bring a holiday themed outfit and a white elegant gift under $20 to play the game should you want to participate! Music, Drinks, snacks and fun provided by us! Bring anything you want to share but be ready to clean up anything you share. Tuesday night in the dome about 9:00 pm Wednesday 9/2 4pm: ESD Awards! Don’t forget about our amazing Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday at 1600 hrs during event week. Hosted by our friends at Fire Camp, we will recognize those who have been with us for 5, 10, 15, 20, and yes even 30 years! We’ll have great snacks!!! Wednesday 9/2 night: Sweet 16 and Finally Legal party 🎉 Wallywood is going to do a party Wednesday for Sarah and Wally (technically his 21st on playa since we also did rogue burn). So bring a sparkly white something for post dinner fun.  Lorax details:
Here's the video that inspired us: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKYmFLqxNqm/igsh=MWRuNWg5enhxMXVkMg== Lorax suits can be found here. 'Stache & eyebrows can be found here (sew on so they don't become MOOP) There is nothing sexy about these Lorax suits! But they are hilarious and super comfy (physically not emotionally....) Think pajamas comfy... Hello Fire Campers! This is the next installment in the informative emails you will be receiving from Fire Camp.
A few notes before we begin with this super important following message: - If you have emailed me- I have received your SAP request, they will be coming out in the next week - Do you like dinner? We are short in some of the camp volunteer positions- mostly in the kitchen. Especially in Dish Washing! Can you help? Did your guest sign up? Please go to the camp website and follow the link to sign up to volunteer: https://www.firecamp3.com - New this year - If you are helping in the kitchen, it'd be awesome if you bring your own apron this time. We do have some to share, but they get a little yuck by the end of the week. Please plan to bring your own and take it home with you. - We ask to you to bring something for the bar- have you signed up yet? Could you offer a ride? Need a ride? We have a sign up for that! Also!!! Medical is looking for 10 volunteers to participate in a MCI training at 1600 on Friday 8/28. Can you help out? Please reach out to Liam at [email protected] ❤️🔥 Camp 3 ESD- aka Fire Camp- is celebrating its 26 year as a camp this year- Wow! For many of us, Black Rock City is an annual pilgrimage to an experience that keeps us grounded, lets us check out from the grind, and experience play on a level not always part of our everyday life. But really- it’s camp that brings us back every year. Lifelong friendships have been made, community has been found, and even a few babies have been birthed as a result of this special place (I, Stefie, am included as one of these birthers). Setting the intention: Creating a successful Fire Camp Take a moment to consider the physical and emotional exercise that it takes to make Fire Camp a successful place for all campers. This is a message from Diane years past, but holds true each time we meet, please read on: Many (if not most!) theme camps eventually implode or disband. People grow tired or burned out, the burden is unequally shared, false assumptions are made, and many other reasons abound. Yet Camp 3 persists. What makes our camp so special and a place where people want to return year after year? It’s the culture of mutual respect and responsibility, and a culture of contributing. Our carefully organized kitchen, camp layout, and camp chore chart makes for a high functioning arrangement where everyone’s basic needs are taken care of thanks to high levels of participation by campers. Things get done with seeming little effort. Fabulous meals are made. There is an actual functioning shower, tended by a volunteer who loves a clean-ish shower. Campers put on ridiculously fun events, and there is always a fine cocktail waiting for you in the Undome. The breakdown day, Monday after the Temple Burn, has evolved into a high energy and lighthearted exercise in teamwork that is downright fun. Having an established framework and roles for everyone is key. Thanks to all of you for showing up. If you haven’t shown up to help, please do. It means so much to the group as a whole, and it’s a great exercise in mutual support and gratitude. Along with the physical contributions that each makes, we also maintain the highest standards in mutual respect, common decency, and generosity of spirit. Camp 3 is our home at Burning Man, and all should expect to feel welcome and comfortable. One thing of note about Burning Man is that emotions are often amplified. Joy is even more joyous, and irritations can grow into something bigger and onerous. We also tend to forget about some basic self-care that can affect our outlook: sleep, hydration, and eating enough. The heat, the altitude, and the distractions often prevent us from doing a scan of the body to see how it's doing. Look after yourself; it benefits the people around you as well. Experience tells us that uncomfortable social situations are often resolved with honest conversations. Often a false assumption can lead to discord. Conversations can uncover and correct that. Assuming the best intention from your fellow campers is a great start, but there is no shame in recruiting some help to sort out situations. It goes without saying that any situation that feels unsafe can and should be escalated to ESD management, camp organizers, or the helpful Rangers who are stationed directly across the road from the medic station. We don’t tolerate harassment of any sort, to any degree. Stranger danger rule If someone comes into Fire Camp looking for a camper, you have two options:
Do not: Repeat, do not walk strangers up to the tent of the camper they’re trying to find. This isn’t due to any past incident, just forward thinking to help keep creeps out of safe spaces. This rule does not apply if the visitor is on duty for ESD and looking for an ESD chief or similar. Additionally: If you spot someone you don’t recognize poking around camp, walk them to Camp Info or the bar and follow the steps above. Give them directions, solve their problem, get them happily on their way out of camp. Health reminder: Sickness happens Remember Covid (or any of those other contagious diseases we like to pass around)? If despite all the self care you’ve practiced (see above) you still come down with illness, please do take steps to isolate and also alert someone in camp staff to help. Come prepared to take care of yourself, but the good news is that we have a hearty supply of medical professionals around to support. Ask for help Physical and mental health can take a hit in the desert. And the reality is that life keeps life-ing while we’re on playa. If you have exercised your radical self reliance but still could use some help- ask! Not only is camp full of amazing playa-experienced people, but we also have LOTS of resources. You got it- pinky swear? Alright friends- we’re off to a great start! More emails coming your way with events, arrival and placement, etc! Woohoo!! Love, Stefie (with contribution by the amazing Diane) You ready to get this burn started with some informative emails! I bet you are! So many of you have been asking great questions. I promise, I am not an ignorer, just holding out till you get this series of emails that will explain it all!! Let’s start it off with… ….Camp Housekeeping!: 1. KINDNESS: We're starting with an important reminder again this year. You may have heard that camp is VERY full. This means we're going to be cozy. Let's all be aware of our space, compassionate and kind to our fellow campers. Our neighborliness is core to Camp 3 culture. 2. PLACEMENT LAST CHANCE UPDATES: Speaking of cozy, we have a request. Remember that pinky swear from camp sign ups? Remember when you promised to fill out this pre-playa questionnaire? Now that shifts and SAPs are requested, we’d like your actual arrival date. And with your RV rented (or repairs sorted), you should better know the length of your live-in structure. Whee! Do NOT fill out this form if…
3. KEEP INFORMED: How do you know what the heck is going on in camp before you arrive? On the camp website of course! What about once you arrive? Find the Camp Info table! See AMAZING whiteboards filled with information and you may also find an amazing volunteer. Go to Camp Info for camp events, the volunteer list, a map of camp, and how things work.
4. BAR: Bring something to contribute, here's the sign up for the Booze list! We need booze, mixers and non-alcoholic beverages to share (no such thing as too many sparkling waters). And then use the bar! It’s for everyone and it has ice, it has shade, it has music. What else do you need? Make your neighbor a drink, maybe even make one for the folks cleaning up after dinner. Bring your own cup! 5. RIDE SHARE: Vehicle passes are not plentiful this year. Do you need a ride to playa? Can you offer a ride to playa? Check out the Ride Share list 6. EVENTS: We have events in camp! When we get a little closer you will receive a list of camp and ESD wide events. Look for these emails! Also find an active list of camp events on the whiteboards! 7. VOLUNTEER: We need you to volunteer in camp. We ask 7 hours (or 11 if a guest), but really it takes much more to put all this awesomeness together and take it down. Please make sure you and your guests are signed up to volunteer as much as your little selves can. We need all the jobs filled!! There will also be a white board on playa near the info table to fill in any last minute jobs and in addition you will have an opportunity to sign up for volunteer work when you pick up your meal bracelet at the first meal. Our stunning volunteer coordinators will be facilitating on playa to make sure we have 100% participation this year. https://www.firecamp3.com/volunteer.html If you requested a SAP for supporting pre-event build, you will be receiving those via email from me soon. 8. PRE and POST EVENT MEALS: People signed up for pre and post shifts will have a simple meal (breakfast and dinner) made available to them. You can find AM and PM shifts on the volunteer link above, please add your name! If it's crazy hot, we'll start early and have midday siesta, then more evening build. Scroll down for Monday, September 1 for the breakdown shifts. 9. LIGHT UP: Light your rig. The city makers have requested we brighten camp along the C and D roads so it looks less like murderville. Please bring some solar lights or whatevs to hang on your rig or put out on the road and help make Burning Man more friendly. 10. RV SERVICE/ GENERATOR: If you signed up for RV service or the camp generator, you will receive an informative email from me (Stefie). Generator is only for people who have prepaid before we arrive, no hooking in if you didn’t buy in. Please don’t ask your neighbors to piggyback off them, the generator is a luxury and expensive and it takes everyone buying in to make it work. 11. SHOWER: Your camp dues provide for two showers for the week. Shower time limit is 5 glorious minutes. Consensual shower sharing is encouraged as long as you stay within the 5 MINUTE RULE. Please remove all of your shower supplies when done (sharing stuff complicates shower maintenance). 12. MEAL PLAN/ WATER: For those of you on meal plan- meals start at dinner on Sunday Aug. 30th and extend until Breakfast on Monday Sept 7. We offer breakfast and dinner with an occasional unplanned lunch. On burn nights we eat early (something like 4/4:30) to accommodate the fire team. After the burn we will have a grilled cheese or something else spectacular available as a snack. If you are around pre or post event- plan to feed yourself unless you are signed up to help in camp (see #7 above). We don’t offer drinking water- so bring your own (water fills are for RVs only)! Meal times are posted on the white boards (have I mentioned the amazing white boards?), so check them out when you arrive, I’ll have them posted by the first meal. These times are subject to change, so keep an eye out on the schedule through the week. We don’t save food for late eaters, if you want to eat- show up, we are cooking for all of you who signed up and food waste sucks! 13. LEAVE NO TRACE: Just like the rest of BRC- plan to pack it out. During your stay be sure to keep your space tidy and create no moop. When you depart from camp, plan an extra 1/2 hr to rake your space and gather any moop RAIN OR SHINE. Help your neighbors too- the footprint of camp is all of our responsibilities--we want to go green on the post-event moop map. Let’s make it happen! Rakes will be available by the kitchen at break down. This was your second pinky promise in the camp sign up. Let’s keep those pinkies connected and get our moop mooped! 14. ICE: Want ice? Each morning, you can sign up and pay for bag or block ice. You must pay by 10am at Camp Info. Our amazing Ice Queen will pick it up from Arctica and bring it back to camp. Plan to be available to receive your ice or else it goes into someone else’s cocktail. 2026 Pricing: $7 for 10lb block and $12 for 16lb crushed. If you are ordering ice through camp, you’ll need to bring cash. If you want to pay with a card, you’ll need to go to Artica yourself. 15. COFFEE: Hot Shots is our dope espresso cart located near the kitchen. Coffee comes with your camp dues and hours are 7am to 10am-ish. Bring your own cup! Treats to share at the cart are cool to bring. 16. HEALTH AND SAFETY: Hand-Washing: Do you enjoy intestinal health? While we can't prevent you from taking that shot from that sticky cup offered to you by a bunny under Blinky lights (am I speaking from experience? yes, yes I am), we can ask you to take care of yourself in camp. Radical self reliance, right? Well this year we ask that you take your radical self over to the hand washing station behind the med station to wash those funky hands of yours before meals. We will also have a hand sanitizer dispenser at the start of the food line- use it! In the kitchen: We have a great crew of chefs this year. In the kitchen- they are in charge. The kitchen is not a hang out space or a help yourself space. If you are an eater, please abide by the rules of the line (servers will serve you, no fingers in the food, wear pants (thongs are cute, but an eating table is an eating table and keeping the teezy covered makes it safe for everyone), etc). If you are a volunteer in the kitchen- follow the lead of your chef, they will be your guiding light towards food safety (also come dressed to cook-so ALL your parts need to be covered). The kitchen is not open to washing your personal dishes or storage of your food. THE KITCHEN DOES NOT ACCEPT FOOD DONATIONS (No Dumping your leftover food for us to deal with during breakdown). 17. PLACEMENT: Placement map, camper list, and instructions will be out right before build week. As usual, plan to be flexible because things always change once we’re on playa. But rest assured, you’ll be placed by our fab team. If you’re pre-event you may need to move once our layout takes shape. 9. WHERE TO PARK YOUR CAR: If you’re not living in your vehicle you are required to move it out of camp. Keep this in mind as you pack because you will come into camp, unload and unhook, then move your vehicle. There is a staff parking lot just for this. Placement will give you directions and instructions. Camps that look like parking lots are no bueno and we need the space. 18. SHADE/ PREPARING FOR HEAT: We offer a mostly shady eating area and bar. We do not offer shade for tents, RV's, etc. Please be radically-self-shade-reliant. Prepare to live in very hot weather, very windy, very dusty, and maybe even rainy and cold (why do we do this?). It's the desert, we are the tourists. Don't underestimate what you need to stay cool (and hydrated). 19. REACH OUT: We have many new campers this year. Preparing for playa is an overwhelming process even for the very not virgins to playa. If you need support or have questions, please reach out and I'll be happy to help. Camp culture, events, and placement emails to follow! Until next time, much love, The Camp Cor (this one's from Stefie) Stefie B Camp Mayor at the Station 3 Center for Empowerment Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C (831) 239-2809 Hey people! The sign-up link is live, along with a message from Diane about the camp volunteer sign-up. We’re switching things up this year to help get some shifts covered midweek and to reflect the actual needs of camp and how people volunteer. A ton of thought and care has gone into this, and I appreciate Diane and the VC team for working hard to think about how to spread the load (Josh inserts joke) and to keep the camp volunteers from burnout. The great part is--camp volunteering is way fun and a great way to meet new people and participate. One build shift and one meal shift will cover the base volunteering requirements for an ESD volunteer. If you are coming pre-event and need a SAP, please first sign up for a build shift and then email me to ask for one. SAPs will be issued only for people building and will be dated for the day before your build shift. Stay tuned for more camp communications like how to be a camper, RV services details, placement, etc. Are you so excited!! We can't wait to see you! Stefie B Camp Mayor at the Station 3 Center for Empowerment Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C (831) 239-2809 ...And a message from Diane, Volunteer Coordinator Welcome all to Camp 3, the best camp on Playa! What makes us the best is the high levels of organization and participation in daily camp operations. Signing up for camp duties is an important step in keeping our camp a wonderful place to live during Burning Man. Thanks in advance for showing up.
This year we are asking those "plus one" guests who are not working for ESD to kick in a few extra hours around camp. This gives your ESD hosts more time to enjoy to Burning Man, given that they are already working notable numbers of hours keeping Black Rock City safe and operational. Minimum requirements for camp duty hours are as follows:
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Kitchen stuff, the stuff of legends:
Beyond your assigned shifts, you will likely be expected to jump in and help at random times upon request. Examples include helping to unload the food truck, raising the Undome, securing flapping infrastructure during raging dust storms, and other unscheduled merriment. Participation is key to our success. We are using the email address you originally signed up with for admission to the camp. If you wish to use a different address for the purposes of camp sign-up, please reach out to diane.t.hodgkins@gmail to notify us. And finally, consider signing up for multiple shifts of the same role and get some ownership of it. This keeps things going even more smoothly. Once you arrive on the Playa, go to the check-in table at the kitchen area to get your bracelet and confirm your shifts. If you are short or don't have any shifts, we'll sign you up at that point. So grab your favorite shifts now! Direct questions or problems to Diane at [email protected] Thanks!  Ok Kittens (awe Duchess!)! It's time to register for Fire Camp! So here are the deets.... follow the link to sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J8SLCWY. It's that easy. There are a gazillion questions to answer so that we get to know you and get all of your info so we can squeeze you into our little lot of dusty sunshine. Then, sit back, relax (or panic about Burningman coming up, your choice) and wait for acceptance emails that go out June 1(ish). Have any questions? Email me, call me, text me, send me pictures of your gardens or mom- I love it all! Also!!! Dudes! and Dudettes! We have a camp job open! OMG! Are you someone who loves organization? What about schedules? We need a Camp VC for this year! This job comes with a ticket (holy shit!) and includes pre and on playa work, smiling a lot, giving stern looks to campers who don't show up for shifts, and getting creative when we have spots to fill. It also comes with a gorgeous mentor who will plow you with information about the job. Ideally this is someone who can commit to multiple years and wants to get involved in Camp Cor. Email me if interested. Here's the website: https://www.firecamp3.com Much love and dusty smooches, Stefie ps- Thanks to Stephen Baer for the dope photos  Hey there my dearest dustiest humans! It's that time of year... that time of year to start thinking about camping at Burningman. And guess which magical ESD staff camp is finally getting its ass in gear? It's Fire Camp (ok- it's me, I am wayyy behind- there was a whole situationship with a tree and it crushing things... anyhow it's happening people, we're going to BRC!) Camp registration opens May 1 through our super dope camp website at https://www.firecamp3.com Feel free to take a gander at it now (check out the camp news page for fun-having) - we'll be posting updates and this is where you will find all the who, whats and whens of Fire Camp. Also! Tell your friends! We had to turn away a few folks last year, but for the most part if you register on time (May 1-15) we can pretty much assure you a spot. We will plan to offer the same program as years past- camping with shower and shade/bar, buy in for meal plan, generator, and RV services. So start thinking about what you will be needing bc we'll be asking on your camp registration. Specifically, we need to know what you're camping in- if you need services, etc. etc. Questions? Email me! Something to note this year- our kitchen will be accommodating an omni and a vegetarian diet, but that's the extent of it. Have a special dietary need? Reach out now and I can talk you through what we will have available and what may work for you. Have you felt an inspiration over these past months to get involved in camp? Any ideas to share? Let me know- I love to hear from you, even if it's just to say hey (hey back you cutie!). Also- maybe you'd like to put in your camp hours before playa? I have a couple jobs pre event that I need help with (do you like spreadsheets?) please let me know if you're available! Ok- more soon! Love to all, Stefie B Camp Mayor at the Station 3 Center for Empowerment Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C  Cage Pour Over (CPO) for playa inspiration ❤️ This is it y'all the last email before we reach playa! See below for a message from Lorraine to help you find your way home. But first!! A gentle reminder that we need a few things before we arrive on playa.
1. We need more helpers signed up in the kitchen for prep and cleaning Friday through Monday. I know it's fun time - but eating is also fun and we need helpers to feed you! Go to the Volunteer Page to link to the sign up. 2. The bar works when everyone contributes. We ask that you bring something to share. Find the link HERE. Sign up on the 'Bar Bevs' tab and let us know what you are planning to bring Woohoo! Can't wait to see you all soon! love, stefie Now from Ms. Lorraine... THIS IS A BIG ONE! And your last email before we see you in the dust. PLACEMENT Why? Getting all the things to the playa and setting up your home is your first Burning Man stress test. Whether you’re a feng shui artist or just want to park your butt and your beer bong wherever, we aim to minimize that stress. MAP LOGIC Instead of placing y’all on a strict grid (ugh), we make neighborhoods out of groups of old and new friends with new-to-camp folks mixed in. See the attached camper list to find yours. To do this, we consider your requests, power, services, arrival and departure dates. Larger structures and early arrivals help define the spaces, then tents and later arrivals fill in. Placement will direct you to your general area when you roll into camp, but we leave it up to you to arrange yourselves. Please take up just the space you need with consideration for those arriving later who still need room. With 160 campers in our little patch of heaven it’s tight, but we adore being close ! POWER Our fabulous generator influences placement. A lot. First, those of you on camp power see your Generator email (bring your cables!). Second, you’re grouped to match our spider and main box outlets. 15amp-ers, see the camper list for spider box assignment (SB1, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5). On the map, your names are loosely clustered around those boxes, so please locate in those areas. 30amp-ers, you will share your line via a Y-end and your partner will be near you on the map. Be aware that Team Generator may ask you to move or plug into a certain box, so please be courteous as we make sure you have access to the power you paid for. ARRIVAL AND CHECK-IN When you arrive, take a breath. Stretch your legs. Get some hugs. Placement peeps (Lorraine and friends) will help you find your spot and you’ll have plenty of time to unload and set up. If you arrive in the middle of the night please chill until morning. We’ll move you to your permaspot as needed. Please check in at the Camp Info table located in the Undome next to the kitchen. We mark off that you’ve arrived, give you your meal bracelets, share the happenings, and check your volunteer hours. All questions answered! VEHICLES Camp is not a parking lot. We get dinged by the org if we look like a camp o’ cars. If your vehicle isn’t part of your sleeping infrastructure, you’ll move it to a staff parking lot specifically for this purpose (it’s cool that we get to use staff parking!). It’s located at 5:30 out past L. Plan to drop it off right after you’ve set up your camp (ride your bike back… guarantee you’ll have adventures on the way!). Place a sign on your dash with your name and “ESD Camp 3” on it. Placement can help you with this. Regarding the inner road, it must be kept clear. And please avoid driving over power lines and lights. Duh. If you’re asked to move yer f’ing truck, it’s because something needs to happen in that spot for real (like poop pumpout)! SPEAKING OF POOP Services access is important. If you’ve ordered pumpout, please leave a walkable path to your poop chute. Your rig needs to be findable and access unlocked so you can get pumped without being present in camp. WELCOME Our camp is special and you’re a part of the amazingness. Be welcoming to all who wander around camp and enjoy getting to know your new fam. We have a ton of fun new people this year, so veterans, please share your camp culture wisdom. FINALLY As we said above, things change. No one can predict what camp will really look like, so as we build our beautiful space, we adjust. Burning Man is an evolving adventure and our simple goal is to make space for everyone in all ways. The Placement clipboard will be trotting around camp starting 8/18. Please email [email protected] if you have questions or text 650-704-4491 any time. Safe travels! Much love, Camp Cor (this one from Lorraine ) RIDE SHARE: Please fill in your vehicle, and if you have extra cargo space or need a passenger
BOOZE LIST: Hey there! The bar needs booze, so we all chip in! Plan to bring at least two bottles of liquor, non-alcoholic drinks and /or mixers to share, it's got to last us through the week. Make it something desirable, not that crusty stuff in the back of your home bar. Add to the list below, and try to keep it diverse, please don't all bring vodka and cranberry! Dudes- we're getting real close! Ready for the womp womps and oomps oops that are the sound track of our silica breathing experiment? There are some things you need to know- there are parties in camp, and you may need outfits. Here's a run down of things to be excited about: Monday- Thursday 8/25-8/28 (ish)- COSTUME EXCHANGE in the Undome! Bring your lightly worn costumes looking for another home to share with campmates. Please make sure items are clean and costume-y (no old stained default world clothes!). Monday 8/25, 5 pm Meet the Virgins Happy Hour: Everyone is invited to come welcome our 1 and 2 year virgins to Fire Camp while sharing bubbly drinks and light snacks. Bring your best piece of survival advice and introduce yourself to our new campers. Raising the heart will follow happy hour Monday 8/25, 8pm to 11 pm ESD Logs Party!! Join us at the UnDome Monday night for a dope ass night from 8 PM to 11 PM! They will have delicious drinks and great accomplishment after working hard to build ESD from the dust up. Come give them high fives and celebrate! Bring a CUP yo! Tuesday 8/26, 9 pm till we can't anymore- Fear and Loathing in Black Rock City, Fire Camp Camp Party! Remember Christmas in the desert last year? There were drinks and wise men and germans? This year we are changing gears- be inspired by Hunter S. Thompson (queue outfit shopping). There will be fun and surprises and then more fun. Bring your best Acapulco shirt. See pic below for inspo. Wednesday 8/27, 4pm: ESD Awards! Don’t forget about our amazing Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday at 1600 hrs during event week. Hosted by our friends at Fire Camp, we will recognize those who have been with us for 5, 10, 15, 20, and yes even 30 years! We’ll have great snacks!!! Wednesday 8/27, 6-7 pm Toast to Travis and Trashfence This year we lost two beloved ESD campmates. Join us for Meh-garitas and more to toast in their memory. The celebration for Travis will continue from the Undome out to Temple. See pic below for more info. Thursday 8/28, 8 pm Disco Dance Wig Party- Everyone looks good in a wig, everyone can dance- so this is for you! Undome will be your place to grab a drink and shake off the dust looking fly. Friday 8/29, 8pm-ish Fire Show- Fire spinning by amazing Fire Campers and friends. There will be a DJ, it will be fantastic! Ongoing: Lorax on the Loose: Up for a dose of ridiculousness?! 10 of us (at least!)--mostly the Northwest contingent so far but we'd love more--will don magnificently orange Lorax suits and create a small rumpus. We plan to traipse the neighborhood, descend upon a favored camp, or bestow a little Lorax love on passersby in need of a laugh. Here's the video that inspired us: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKYmFLqxNqm/igsh=MWRuNWg5enhxMXVkMg== Date/time TBD: mid-morning early in the week, and/or happy hour/early evening. Get a suit and join us! Or pull together your own entourage and maybe we'll join you! Outfits: Lorax suits can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBYKN8ZBref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1&psc=1 'Stache & eyebrows (sew on so they don't become MOOP): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6RHQL2H?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title Notes: There is nothing sexy about these Lorax suits! But they are hilarious and super comfy (physically not emotionally....) Think pajamas comfy... OMFG THERE IS SO MUCH MORE! Check the board in the Undome for other events through the week- some scheduled, some spontaneous. And remember the Undome is your bar- use it, love it, add to it (here's that bar list, please add your contributions: Bar Bevs) One more final email headed your way this week with placement and check-in details! Stefie B Camp Mayor at the Station 3 Center for Empowerment Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C (831) 239-2809"Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant." - Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas   Hello Fire Campers! This is the start of several informative emails you will be receiving from Fire Camp. Most of these will answer your burning questions about camp and what to expect. So stay tuned (and yes, if you have emailed me- I have received your SAP request)! Also! We are majorly short in some of the camp volunteer positions. Especially in Dish Washing! Can you help? Please go to the camp website and follow the link to sign up to volunteer: https://www.firecamp3.com Fire Camp turns 25! Camp 3 ESD- aka Fire Camp- is celebrating its 25 year as a camp this year- Wow! For many of us, Black Rock City is an annual pilgrimage to an experience that keeps us grounded, lets us check out from the grind, and experience play on a level not always part of our everyday life. But really- it’s camp that brings us back every year. Lifelong friendships have been made, community has been found, and even a few babies have been birthed as a result of this special place (I, Stefie, am included as one of these birthers). Setting the intention: Creating a successful Fire Camp Take a moment to consider the physical and emotional exercise that it takes to make Fire Camp a successful place for all campers. This is a message from Diane last year, but holds true each time we meet, please read on: “Many (if not most!) theme camps eventually implode or disband. People grow tired or burned out, the burden is unequally shared, false assumptions are made, and many other reasons abound. Yet Camp 3 persists. What makes our camp so special and a place where people want to return year after year? It’s the culture of mutual respect and responsibility, and a culture of contributing. Our carefully organized kitchen, camp layout, and camp chore chart makes for a high functioning arrangement where everyone’s basic needs are taken care of thanks to high levels of participation by campers. Things get done with seeming little effort. Fabulous meals are made. There is an actual functioning shower, tended by a volunteer who loves a clean-ish shower. Campers put on ridiculously fun events, and there is always a fine cocktail waiting for you in the Undome. The breakdown day, Monday after the Temple Burn, has evolved into a high energy and lighthearted exercise in teamwork that is downright fun. Having an established framework and roles for everyone is key. Thanks to all of you for showing up. If you haven’t shown up to help, please do. It means so much to the group as a whole, and it’s a great exercise in mutual support and gratitude. Along with the physical contributions that each makes, we also maintain the highest standards in mutual respect, common decency, and generosity of spirit. Camp 3 is our home at Burning Man, and all should expect to feel welcome and comfortable. One thing of note about Burning Man is that emotions are often amplified. Joy is even more joyous, and irritations can grow into something bigger and onerous. We also tend to forget about some basic self-care that can affect our outlook: sleep, hydration, and eating enough. The heat, the altitude, and the distractions often prevent us from doing a scan of the body to see how it's doing. Look after yourself; it benefits the people around you as well. Experience tells us that uncomfortable social situations are often resolved with honest conversations. Often a false assumption can lead to discord. Conversations can uncover and correct that. Assuming the best intention from your fellow campers is a great start, but there is no shame in recruiting some help to sort out situations. It goes without saying that any situation that feels unsafe can and should be escalated to ESD management, camp organizers, or the helpful Rangers who are stationed directly across the road from the medic station. We don’t tolerate harassment of any sort, to any degree.” New to camp policy this year: StrangerDanger Rule If someone comes into Fire Camp looking for a camper, you have two options:
This rule does not apply if the visitor is on duty for ESD and looking for an ESD chief or similar. Health reminder: Sickness happens Remember Covid (or any of those other contagious diseases we like to pass around)? If despite all the self care you’ve practiced (see above) you still come down with illness, please do take steps to isolate and also alert someone in camp staff to help. Come prepared to take care of yourself, but the good news is that we have a hearty supply of medical professionals around to support. Ask for help Physical and mental health can take a hit in the desert. And the reality is that life keeps life-ing while we’re on playa. If you have exercised your radical self reliance but still could use some help- ask! Not only is camp full of amazing playa-experienced people, but we also have LOTS of resources. You got it- pinky swear? Alright friends- we’re off to a great start! More emails coming your way with how-to be a camper, events, arrival and placement, etc! Woohoo!! Love, Stefie (with contribution by the amazing Diane)  Hey! It's time to sign up to volunteer for camp. Please read Diane's email below for instructions. But first! I've had many emails about SAPs. So here's the lowdown... SAPs will be issued to people coming to help build camp. Camp build dates are Wednesday 8/20, Thursday 8/21, and Friday 8/22. In order to qualify for a SAP you'll need to be signed up for shifts in Signup Genius and sign up by Friday am (essentially any of the shifts except Friday pm). Once you are signed up, you can shoot me an email letting me know you need a SAP. I will send them out in August (if I don't respond right away, don't worry! I'll circle back around and do them all at once). Please plan to be ready to help by your shift start, we are depending on you! And here's the info on pre and post event meals: Pre and post event meals (starting Wednesday 8/20 pm and extending to Tuesday 9/2 strike) are for people who are coming early/ staying late to build camp. It's not our intention to feed all of camp these days, we really can't- the kitchen is not open). You are on your own to eat until the meal service starts on Sunday 8/24 pm, so please plan accordingly. Look out for emails upcoming about housekeeping, how to be a camper, and placement- so much more to come! -s From Diane : Welcome all! We have a wonderful group of campers this year, and what keeps our camp extra special is the level of participation in the day to day operations of the camp. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. Sign ups are about to be open. You will receive an email with a link this evening (July 6, 2025), sent directly to you from the Sign Up Genius platform. We are encouraging people this year, if possible, to concentrate your shifts in one or two areas. This helps you to gain ownership of the role, and generally makes for smoother operations. If you wish to use a different address for the purposes of camp sign up, please email [email protected] to notify us. Requirements this year are 6 hours minimum. Please consider throwing in extra time beyond that, to account for camper attrition and other factors. You may also be asked to jump in at times additionally for tasks that require many hands for a short period of time. An example is unloading the food truck, or raising the Undome. Or putting wood blocks under the electrical system because of an incoming storm. Here we are at a spontaneous dance party last year, celebrating our spontaneous mini work party (see below!). Don't forget that we are always looking for some extra activities/entertainment to raise the BQ of the camp (Burner Quotient). Any and all suggestions are welcome! Former examples include Val's Famous Art Tour (not to be missed), the Touristing game, the Boner game, and a few years of stellar Burlesque shows. We welcome also simpler offerings - foot baths, yoga, Tarot readings? Enter your idea into the Sign Up. Once you arrive on the Playa, go to the check-in table to get your bracelet and confirm your shifts. If you are short or don't have any, we'll sign you up at that point. So grab your favorite shifts now! Any questions about shifts, please contact Diane at [email protected] Click here for Volunteer Sign Up!
Hi there Fire Camper! Did you received the "Welcome to Fire Camp" email? If so, that means YOU'RE IN! You have a space in Fire Camp at Station 3 in Black Rock City. And!! Did you know it's our birthday! We're turning 25! What an exciting milestone for our camp! Stay tuned for celebratory news. Please note: Fire Camp is completely full (like so much more full than last time!). So at this time we can not add any last minutes buddies, they will have to go on the waitlist. So what's next? Time to pay camp dues! These need to be paid by June 30 if you want to keep your place in camp. I’m for reals this time. If you have not paid by June 30, you will be moved to the bottom of the waitlist- ok, you got it?. Payment is same as last year on our fancy as F website. Step 1. Go to https://www.firecamp3.com Step 2. Choose the link 'PAY: Step 1' Step 3. Follow the link and complete the first page of payment registration. This will then lead you to the page where you choose your services. You will need to pay for meal plan for you and your guest, and any RV services or generator usage. Step 4. Checkout Please note- RV services and generator sign up have a hard closure of June 30. We will not be adding or changing these orders after this time, so be ready with what you need when you go to pay. That means you need to make your decisions now on what you are bringing to playa and what services you will need when you get there. On July 1 we will open volunteer sign up and start 'how to be' posts and emails that will help you plan for camp. Also! Have you checked out our Class of ’24 yearbook? Well, we’re doing it again for 2025. If you’d like to add your face to our wall of lovelies for 2025, please go ahead and email Ms. Rebecca Any questions? Let me know, happy to help. Can't wait to see you! love, Camp Cor (this one's from Stefie) Ps- Raking your camp site before you leave is mandatory this year. Make sure you plan ahead and leave a little time to comb the playa you have lived on for any bits of sparkle or wood chip you or someone else may have left behind. I will be inspecting like a mom checking to see if you actually cleaned your room or just shoved things under your bed. Cool? Hey there! You want to come to Burningman? You want to camp in the bestest camp on playa? With the cutest yellow shirts and the dopest coffee? Yeah you do! Come to Fire Camp, we miss you so much. Oh! We haven't met yet? We can't wait to meet you!
So here are the deets.... go to that super swank website that the amazing Ms. Rebecca made and follow the link to sign up. It's that easy. There are a gazillion questions to answer so that we get to know you and get all of your info so we can squeeze you into our little lot of dusty sunshine. Then, sit back, relax (or panic about Burningman coming up, your choice) and wait for acceptance emails that go out June 1 (ish). Have any questions? Email me, call me, text me, send me pictures of your cat or pigs- I love it all! Much love and dusty smooches, Stefie Stefie B Camp Mayor at the Station 3 Center for Empowerment Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C (831) 239-2809 Ps- We insist that you rake your campsite this year before you leave- got it? ❤️🔥 Hey there my loves!
I can't believe I'm writing this... but..... it's time to start thinking about coming back to Burningman! Maybe you're chilly and it's rainy where you are- how about setting your sights on that dry (so dry), dusty (so dusty), loud (so much whomp), giggly (so much giggles) place we all know and love ❤️❤️ Camp registration opens May 1 through our super dope camp website https://www.firecamp3.com Feel free to take a gander at it now (check out the camp news page for fun-having)- we'll be posting updates and this is where you will find all the who, whats and whens of Fire Camp. Also! Tell your friends! We had to turn away a few folks last year, but for the most part if you register on time (May 1-15) we can pretty much assure you a spot. We will plan to offer the same program as years past- camping with shower and shade/bar, buy in for meal plan, generator, and RV services. So start thinking about what you will be needing bc we'll be asking on your camp registration. Questions? Email me! Have you felt an inspiration over these past months to get involved in camp? Any ideas to share? Let me know- I love to hear from you, even if it's just to say hey (hey back you cutie!). Ok- more soon! Love to all, Stefie
Time for the fun stuff! See below for camp events! Also, if you haven't signed up to volunteer yet, please do! We have a couple pre/ post event chef jobs (easy peasy food prep and serving for helpers) and many positions towards the end of the week in the kitchen that need to be filled. Please help fill in all the slots! Wondering what to pack? Santa hat collecting dust? Check out the camp events: Monday thru Wednesday 8/28-8/30(ish) -COSTUME EXCHANGE in the Undome! Bring your lightly worn costumes looking for another home to share with campmates. Please make sure items are clean and costume-y (no old stained default world clothes!). Monday 8pm to 11 pm Logs Party!! Join us at the UnDome Monday night for an unforgettable night from 8 PM to 11 PM! Our theme is “last year was better” so your favorite Animalia costume and dry off your favorite ziplock footwear and bring along any extra swag from last year to celebrate in style! Bring a CUP! Tuesday 10:30 am Val’s world Famous Art Tour! Leaving from the camp facade on 3&C Tuesday 8:30pm Santa rampage holiday party- Celebrate the Holiday together in August! Holiday themed costume or outfit party. Example: Come as a naughty elf, or a wrapped present or a candy cane. Christmas sweater, suit or any holiday themed idea. White elephant gift exchange under $15 if you want to participate. Holiday snack and a specialty holiday cocktail and mocktail. UnDome party starts at 8:30pm Tuesday 27th open to all ESD and friends so talk about it early so people can plan to bring some fun holiday wear. Special appearance by Das Germans!! Wednesday 4pm: ESD Awards! Don’t forget about our amazing Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday at 1600 hrs during event week. Hosted by our friends at Fire Camp, we will recognize those who have been with us for 5, 10, 15, 20, and yes even 25 years! Wondering how many years you might have under your belt? Check out this handy spreadsheet with years of service. We’ll have great snacks!!! Friday 6pm Corseted Cocktail Hour! Strap up your best Corset or fancy bra and let’s have a cocktail to celebrate the burn weekend! Wait! There’s more!! Check out the camp info table next to the Undome for more activities (ESD Foam Party! D street bars! Bloody Mary Bar! Tarot Readings?!) and announcements. Have something to share with camp? Plan to post it at the info table to invite campers! Have questions? Let me know! Much love, Camp Cor (This one's from Stefie! ) Hey buds,
Here's our annual Camp Culture Email. Please read up- it's important stuff! Let us know if you have any questions. Camp 3 ESD is a very special place. It’s been around since 2001, and is unique in that it has survived so many years. Many (if not most!) theme camps eventually implode or disband. People grow tired or burned out, the burden is unequally shared, false assumptions are made, and many other reasons abound. Yet Camp 3 persists. What makes our camp so special and a place where people want to return year after year? It’s the culture of mutual respect and responsibility, and a culture of contributing. Our carefully organized kitchen, camp layout, and camp chore chart makes for a high functioning arrangement where everyone’s basic needs are taken care of thanks to high levels of participation by campers. Things get done with seemingly little effort. Fabulous meals are made. There is an actual functioning shower, tended by a volunteer who loves a clean-ish shower. Campers put on ridiculously fun events, and there is always a fine cocktail waiting for you in the Undome. The breakdown day, Monday after the Temple Burn, has evolved into a high energy and lighthearted exercise in teamwork that is downright fun. Having an established framework and roles for everyone is key. Thanks to all of you for showing up. If you haven’t shown up to help, please do. It means so much to the group as a whole, and it’s a great exercise in mutual support and gratitude. Along with the physical contributions that each makes, we also maintain the highest standards in mutual respect, common decency, and generosity of spirit. Camp 3 is our home at Burning Man, and all should expect to feel welcome and comfortable. One thing of note about Burning Man is that emotions are often amplified. Joy is even more joyous, and irritations can grow into something bigger and onerous. We also tend to forget about some basic self-care that can affect our outlook: sleep, hydration, and eating enough. The heat, the altitude, and the distractions often prevent us from doing a scan of the body to see how it's doing. Look after yourself; it benefits the people around you as well. Experience tells us that uncomfortable social situations are often resolved with honest conversations. Often a false assumption can lead to discord. Conversations can uncover and correct that. Assuming the best intention from your fellow campers is a great start, but there is no shame in recruiting some help to sort out situations. It goes without saying that any situation that feels unsafe can and should be escalated to ESD management, camp organizers, or the helpful Rangers who are stationed directly across the road from the medic station. We don’t tolerate harassment of any sort, to any degree. And finally, a note about preparedness. Those of us who witnessed the unexpected rain event last year got to enjoy continued comforts of our special camp, with extra unplanned chef-prepared meals, a shelter from the rain, and semi-private portos. We got through it beautifully, but still, we each need to ensure we individually have the extras in case of other unplanned events beyond our control. Bring extra supplies of all kinds, and maybe even your own inexpensive home-made porto. Be prepared to share, too. In a few short days we will be meeting in the dust for another epic year. If you haven’t seen previous correspondences about a range of topics pertinent to Camp 3, go find them and read them. It will make entry onto the Playa smooth. It’s gonna be great! Much love, Camp Cor (This one's from Diane! ) ps- Look for the next 2 emails Events later this week and Placement around August 15! Hey Folks! Here’s a loooooong but important email to get us ready for Fire Camp 2024! Please read it and let us know if you have any questions.
Holy smokies, it’s almost August and we’re getting so close! Are you excited? Did you spend all your disposable income on fuzzy platform boots and Pabst Blue Ribbon? Are you stressed out because there is so much to do? You’re not alone! Read on to help settle some of your burning camp questions! If you are new to BRC or want a refresh on city life, there’s a great website with LOTS of details about BRC. Check out: https://survival.burningman.org. And it doesn't hurt to revisit the 10 principles as we pack and think about our experience on playa this year. Also! There’s a couple camp needs to consider as you start to pack up:
Camp Housekeeping: 1. KINDNESS: We're starting with an important one again this year. You may have heard- camp is VERY full. This means we're going to be cozy. It also means there is no spreading out, we will need you to stick to the footprint you signed up for. Some really dope placement people are going to be our guiding light through this process. Let's all be aware of our space, compassionate to our neighbors and kind to our fellow campers. 2. CHANGE TO YOUR FOOTPRINT? Last minute changes to your rig/ footprint? Please fill out PLACEMENT UPDATE QUESTIONNAIRE if you haven’t done so already. 3. KEEP INFORMED: How do you know what the heck is going on in camp before you arrive? Well on the camp website of course! We are posting the camp updates there in case your emails get tangled. What about once you arrive? Find the info table! At the camp info table you will find an assortment of AMAZING whiteboards filled with information and an info table. Info you can find there includes camp events, the volunteer list, a map of camp, etc. Check them out!! 4. BAR: Bring something to contribute, here's the sign up for the Booze list! We need booze and lots of mixers and even some non-alc beverages to share in the bar (no such thing as too many sparkling waters to share). And then use the bar! It’s for everyone and it has ice, it has shade, it has music- what else do you need? Make your neighbor a drink, maybe even make one for the folks cleaning up after dinner. Bring your own cup please! 5. RIDE SHARE: Vehicle passes are not plentiful this year- do you need a ride to playa? Can you offer a ride to playa? Check out the Ride Share list 6. EVENTS: We have events in camp! When we get a little closer you will receive a list of camp and ESD wide events. Look for these emails! Also find an active list of camp events on the whiteboards! 7. VOLUNTEER: We need you to volunteer in camp. We ask 5 hours, but really it takes much more to put all this awesomeness together and take it down. Please make sure you and your guests are signed up to volunteer at least for 5 hours, but really as much as your little selves can. We need all the jobs filled!! There will also be a white board on playa near the info table to fill in any last minute jobs and in addition you will have an opportunity to sign up for volunteer work when you pick up your meal bracelet at the first meal. Our stunning volunteer coordinators will be facilitating on playa to make sure we have 100% participation this year. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CA5AA22A4F9C52-50223540-camp#/ Pre and post event setup and breakdown of camp is a lot of work and we need YOU!!! Right now-we don't have many people signed up, and there's a lot to coordinate on those days, so we need to know how many hands we'll have on deck. BIggest need pre-event are on Thursday 8/22 and Friday 8/23, post event- many hands needed Monday 9/2. People signed up for pre and post shifts will have a simple meal (breakfast and dinner) made available to them. You can find AM and PM shifts on the signup genius, please add your name! If it's crazy hot, we'll start early and have midday siesta, then more evening build. Scroll all the way down for Monday, September 2 for the breakdown shifts. Want to come help set up camp but don't have a SAP? Please let me (Stefie) know I have a couple left. We really need help in the kitchen later in the week. Bringing a guest? Sign their tushies up to help us during burn weekend in the kitchen! No guest? Sign yourself up because you're awesome and it's fun! 8. LIGHT UP: Light your rig. Are you coming in a RV? If so, we need you to light it up. The city makers have requested we brighten camp along the C and D roads so it looks less like murderville. Please bring some solar lights or whatevs to hang or put out on the road by your camper and help make burning man less dark and unfriendly. Camp colors are red if you really want to get fancy and theme out. 9. WHERE TO PARK YOUR CAR: If you are not living in your vehicle you will be required to move it out of camp. Keep this in mind as you make your camping plans. There is an off site location for car parking, placement will give you instructions on playa to get your vehicle there as soon as you unpack. Please plan to unload or unhook your trailer and repark. Camps that look like parking lots are no bueno and we need the space for other campers. The placement folks will help you when you arrive. If you are arriving pre-placement people, please ask Ben where to take your vehicle. 10. RV SERVICE/ GENERATOR: If you signed up for RV service or the camp generator, you will be receiving emails from me (Stefie). Generator is only for people who have prepaid before we arrive, no hooking in if you didn’t buy in. Please don’t ask your neighbors to piggyback off them, the generator is a luxury and expensive and it takes everyone buying in to make it work. 11. SHOWER: Your camp dues provide for two showers for the week. Please keep your showers to 5 glorious minutes. Consensual shower sharing is encouraged as long as you stay within the 5 MINUTE RULE. Please remove all of your shower supplies when done – we ask that you don’t leave items even for sharing as it complicates shower maintenance during the week. 12. MEAL PLAN/ WATER: For those of you on meal plan- meals start at dinner on Sunday Aug. 25th and extend until Breakfast on Monday Sept 2. We offer breakfast and dinner with an occasional unplanned lunch. On burn nights we eat early (something like 4:30/5) to accommodate the fire team. After the burn we will have a grilled cheese or something else spectacular available as a snack. If you are around pre or post event- plan to feed yourself unless you are signed up to help in camp (see #7 above). We don’t offer drinking water- so bring your own! Meal times are posted on the white boards (have I mentioned the amazing white boards?), so check them out when you arrive, I’ll have them posted by the first meal. We don’t save food for late eaters, if you want to eat- show up, we are cooking for all of you who signed up and food waste sucks! 13. LEAVE NO TRACE: Just like the rest of BRC- plan to pack it out. During your stay be sure to keep your space tidy and create no moop. When you depart from camp, plan an extra 1/2 hr to rake your space and gather any moop RAIN OR SHINE. Help your neighbors too- the footprint of camp is all of our responsibilities- we want to go green on the post-event moop map. Let’s make it happen! Rakes will be available by the kitchen at break down. 14. ICE: Want ice? sign up/ pay up by 10 am each morning at the info table by the coffee cart and the amazing Ice Queen will head off to pick it up for us. Plan to hang out for when they return to receive your ice or else it goes into someone else’s cocktail. 2024 Pricing: $7 for 10lb block and $12 for 16lb crushed. You may have heard you can pay with a card this year- it’s true! But to keep things simple, if you are ordering ice through camp, you’ll need to bring cash. If you want to pay with a card- you’ll need to go to Artica yourself. 15. COFFEE: Hot shots is our dope espresso cart by the eating shade. The hours are 7am to 10am-ish. Bring your own cup! Treats to share at the cart are cool too (see above). 16. HEALTH AND SAFETY: Hand-Washing: Do you enjoy intestinal health? While we can't prevent you from taking that shot from that crusty cup at a pop up bar on the playa near a ball pit that looks awfully suspicious (am I speaking from experience? yes, yes I am), we can ask you to take care of yourself in camp. Radical self reliance, right? Well this year we ask that you take your radical self over to the hand washing station behind the med station to wash those funky hands of yours before meals. We will also have a hand sanitizer dispenser at the start of the food line- use it! In the kitchen: We have a great crew of chefs this year. In the kitchen- they are in charge. The kitchen is not a hang out space or a help yourself space. If you are an eater, please abide by the rules of the line (servers will serve you, no fingers in the food, wear pants, etc). If you are a volunteer in the kitchen- follow the lead of your chef, they will be your guiding light towards food safety (also come dressed to cook- so ALL your parts need to be covered). The kitchen is not open to washing your personal dishes or storage of your food. THE KITCHEN DOES NOT ACCEPT FOOD DONATIONS (No Dumping your leftover food for us to deal with during breakdown). 17. PLACEMENT: Placement map and instructions will be out the week before build week. Are you arriving pre-event, pre- placement team? Plan to be flexible and squeeze in. Ben and Lorraine will give strict orders on where people go. Snug in, no elbow room this year. When Placement arrives on playa, be prepared to move if need be. 18. SHADE/ PREPARING FOR HEAT: We offer a mostly shady eating area and bar. We do not offer shade for tents, Rv's, etc. Please come prepared to be radically-self-shade-reliant. And to boot, it's likely to be really really hot (remember that one year? you are probably trying not to), and it might even rain (again!). Prepare yourself to live in very hot weather, very wet, very windy, very dusty, very cold weather (why do we do this?). It could be 110 degrees, it could be 40 degrees. It's the desert, we are the tourists. Don't underestimate what you need to stay cool and make sure you are hydrating. 19. REACH OUT: We have many new campers this year. Preparing for playa is an overwhelming process even for the very not virgins to playa. If you need support or have questions, please reach out and I'll be happy to help. Camp culture, events, and placement emails to follow! Until next time, much love, The Camp Cor (this one's from Stefie) Stefie B Fire Camp, ESD Station 3, 3&C (831) 239-2809 |