If you have the desire to serve and help your community, you can be a volunteer firefighter! You don’t need any prior experience; you will receive the training you need when you join the department. Your local department will likely have specific requirements, such as a minimum age or background check, but these vary by department. Fire departments need volunteers with various types of knowledge, skills and abilities. Volunteers can include operational members, to include firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs), auxiliary members and administrative members.

If you want to help your community in ways few can, become a volunteer firefighter today!