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Maine lawmakers are pushing for firefighters’ voices to be heard.
This comes amid an ongoing rulemaking process that could drastically change how departments operate and train.
It all stems from a newly proposed “emergency response standard” from OSHA.
The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California.
More money is on the way to retain volunteer firefighters here at home.
The Butte County Board of Supervisors approved a stipend increase for volunteer firefighters. That stipend has not changed since 1999.
Sebastopol will pursue merging its 122-year-old fire department with the neighboring Gold Ridge Fire Protection District, a move that would mean a new parcel tax for property owners in the city but that would also increase public safety, according to the City Council and its interim fire chief.
PJ Smith, one of the Southern California Mountains Foundation’s fire lookout volunteers, has been recognized for her 26 years and over 8,000 hours of service overseeing operations as the Keller Peak tower leader.
California counties, key to delivering services for public safety, emergency response and protecting human health, are bracing for state revenue cuts as California faces a historic budget deficit.
Calaveras County consists of 10 volunteer fire departments:
The CCFCA fire agencies are located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 188 miles east of San Francisco and 135 miles west of Lake Tahoe in California. Found midway on State Highway 49, between Sacramento and Yosemite, Calaveras County links the two towns of the California Gold Country. With an average of 6,000 fire and emergency service calls a year, our 11 fire districts serve a rural area of 45,578 people. We provide fire protection and rescue service to 1,020 square miles of rural area. Our 11 volunteer agencies respond to structure fires, wild land fires, medical emergencies, water rescue, technical rope rescue, hazardous materials spills, public service assistance calls and other emergencies. The Calaveras County Fire Agencies protects an area that is 66% rural wild land, 21% residential, and 3% commercial, including Calaveras Big Trees State Park, a preserve of Giant Sequoia trees, located in the county several miles east of the town of Arnold.
Below is a list of the selection criteria each department requires in order to consider an application for volunteer firefighter. Read the criteria and make sure that you qualify, then click the Apply button to complete your application online.
Although local governments and departments establish different selection criteria, many departments require that volunteers:
Time requirements vary by department. Time commitment will depend on several factors, such as the number of calls the department receives, training requirements, shift versus on-call structure, and community activities in which the department requires volunteers to participate.
Volunteer departments prefer that volunteers have the ability to respond to calls 24 hours a day, although most departments still accept volunteers who are unable to leave work or other obligations to respond to a call.
Typically, departments pay for training and firefighting equipment. Volunteer firefighting is an unpaid position; however, some departments may provide stipends or reimburse volunteers for certain expenses.
