RETENTION THROUGH LEADERSHIP
Instructor:
CAPTAIN CURTIS THOMPSON
Captain Curtis Thompson started his fire service career in 2000 with CDF/CALFIRE. He was then hired by Oakland Fire Department in 2002. Currently Curtis is assigned to Station 22/C at the Oakland International Airport as an ARFF Captain.
Who should attend:
Free for CSFA Members & Volunteer Firefighters
Questions? Call 800-451-2732
February 25 – March 3, 2024
Riverside Convention Center
CTEX provides outstanding educational and networking opportunities for people associated in all aspects of fire safety in and out of CA. CTEX will be open to everyone involved in the fire service, not just CSFA members.
Great Leadership is the Key to Retaining Great People
The best way to strengthen your volunteer fire department is through excellent leadership! Learn the skills to help, recruit and retain thebest people in your community. The highly interactive course will explore the dynamics of leadership and what the current fire service demands.
2025 CSFA Instructor of Live Fire Training-Acquired Structure Hosted By Red Bluff Fire Department Date: Jan 16-19, 2025 Time: 0800-1800 Designed For: Instructors wishing to instruct State Fire Training’s Fire Control 3-Live Fire Training course. Course Description: This course provides the knowledge and skills that prepare an instructor trainee to plan, organize, instruct, and conduct live […]
2025 CSFA NORCAL TRAINING ACADEMY
Hosted By El Dorado Hills Fire Department Training Center
2025 CSFA NORCAL TRAINING ACADEMY
Hosted By El Dorado Hills Fire Department Training Center
February 25 – March 3, 2024
Riverside Convention Center
CTEX provides outstanding educational and networking opportunities for people associated in all aspects of fire safety in and out of CA. CTEX will be open to everyone involved in the fire service, not just CSFA members.
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.
