Volunteering at Example Volunteer Fire Department

Our volunteers are neighbors: teachers, mechanics, nurses, retirees and students who live or work near Exampleville. You don't need any experience. We train you and provide all of your gear.

Most of our volunteers respond from home or work when they are paged. We get about 30 calls a month, mostly medical calls and car crashes, and some fires. You answer the calls you can, around your job and family.

We train together every Tuesday night, and we have a family barbecue every summer. Some of our members go on to careers as paid firefighters, and others volunteer here for decades. Both start with a visit on a Tuesday night.

We need firefighters, EMTs and drivers, and we need support volunteers just as much: people to help with fundraising, public education, photography, social media and equipment upkeep. Support volunteers don't go into burning buildings, and they are a big part of our team.

Volunteer roles: Firefighter, EMT, Driver/engineer, Department support

Example Volunteer Fire Department is also looking for volunteer EMTs and medical responders. See volunteering in EMS for what the training involves and how it builds experience for a medical or fire career.

Minimum age: 18

You must be at least 18, have a valid driver's license, and live or work within 5 miles of the fire station. Before joining, you pass a background check and a medical exam. You don't need any experience. Support volunteers don't need the medical exam.

We train every Tuesday from 6 to 9 pm at the fire station. New firefighters complete our six-month fire academy on weekends, with some classes online, to earn Firefighter I certification before they respond to fires. Until then, they can help with support roles. New members are on probation for their first year. After the academy, we ask members to attend at least two Tuesday trainings a month. The department pays for all training and gear.

It costs you nothing. The department provides your protective gear, training and medical exam. Volunteers are not paid, but we pay a small stipend for each call and drill you attend.

Can I stop by and meet the crew?

Yes! Come by the fire station on Tuesday evenings during training, 6 to 9 pm. If the bay doors are open, come say hello and we will show you around. If we get a call while you're here, we may have to leave quickly. Come back the next Tuesday, or call ahead at (555) 010-0100.

Is there an open house?

Every spring and fall at the fire station, a few weeks before each fire academy starts. The next one is Saturday, April 10, from 10 am to 2 pm. Tour the station and the engines, meet our volunteers and their families, and pick up an application.

Are applications open now?

Yes, Example Volunteer Fire Department is recruiting volunteers.

Where would I volunteer?

Volunteers join the whole fire department.

How do I apply, and what happens next?

1. Send the volunteer application online, or pick one up at the fire station. 2. Meet the volunteer recruiter and tour the station, usually within a week. 3. Background check, references and a medical exam. 4. Start the fire academy. Our next academy starts in January.

Start your application below.

Jane Doe, volunteer recruiter

Phone: (555) 010-0100

If the recruiter isn't available, who else can I talk to?

Any of our officers can answer questions. Call the station at (555) 010-0100 on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm, or stop by on a Tuesday evening and ask whoever is on duty.

Jane Doe, the volunteer recruiter, keeps this page up to date.

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Choose the kind of volunteering you want to apply for. Each application has its own page; it is sent to the department's volunteer recruiter, and FireDepartment.net keeps a copy to help with follow-up.

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