A volunteer fire department (VFD) is an organization of men and women who have joined forces to perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. According to the National Volunteer Fire Council, "There are just over a million active firefighters in the US, of which just over three-fourths are volunteer firefighters. Nearly half the volunteers serve in communities with less than 2,500 population."
The term "volunteer" refers to a group of part-time or on-call firefighters who have other occupations when not engaged in occasional firefighting or response to other emergencies. Although they may have "volunteered" to become members, and to respond to the call for help, they are compensated as employees during the time they are responding to or attending an emergency scene, and possibly even for training drills. An on-call firefighter would probably be expected to volunteer time for other non-emergency duties as well (training, fundraising, equipment maintenance, etc).
So we'll be there this evening to support our local "volunteer" firefighters. They serve very good catfish
2 comments:
I was once a volunteer firefighter and I loved every minute. I had to resign when they decided to implement firefighter one testing and certification which involved ladder and roof work. I am scared of heights, as I get severe vertigo, so my volunteer days came to an end.
The local dept has a pancake breakfast every year. I like to go for support.....and checking out the firemen ain't bad either!
I am so glad you go to support those Firemen and women. They desperately need equipment and turnouts so they can service the communities they protect. People don't realize some volunteer departments have ill fitting boots for their firemen and women, as that's all they can provide them. Try using those, when your ladder climbing. They need face masks and Nomex hoods and more. They work hard to put on those dinners, so it's a great thing to see their community members supporting them.
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