Job Description
As a Volunteer Firefighter, you will be required to perform a wide variety of tasks. These tasks are very diverse and may include rescue and care of victims; fire prevention; cleanup; hazardous materials containment; and/or community service.
Emergency Response
Emergency response and duties include, but is not limited to the following:
- Response to calls any time of day or night.
- Response to the firehouse in a quick and safe manner for all types of calls
- Response to different types of calls which include:
- Structure fires
- Brush fires
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Alarm activations
- False alarms
- Ability to immediately size up each emergency call upon arrival which includes:
- Properties of the fire
- Probability of the fire spreading
- The needs of any victims
- Medical conditions of any victims
- Weather conditions
- Ability to quickly gather information from witnesses
- Ability to work as a team
Fire Scenes
Firefighting is a dangerous occupation. Once at a scene a firefighter must:
- Locate the source of any fires
- Locate any victims
- Extinguish any fires
- Bring any victims to safety
Firefighting is physically demanding. Firefighters must have the ability to:
- Carry 80 - 100 lbs. of equipment
- Carry victims to safety
- Climbs several flights of stairs
- Force entry into buildings
- Ventilate structures (breaking windows or cutting holes in the roof)
- Evaluate conditions within a structure to assess the safety of the operations
Rescue Operations
Firefighters provide various types of rescue services, which include:
- Systematic searches for trapped victims
- Free trapped victims from various situations
- Car crashes
- Cave ins
- Structure collapses
- Chemical spills
