Volunteers
The District has approximately 50 Reserve and Volunteer Firefighters who augment the District’s emergency resources. Reserve Firefighters respond from various stations within the District, assisting District companies with emergencies as required. Volunteer Firefighters serve as the first responders from Station 37 to emergencies within the Morgan Territory area. All new Reserve and Volunteers Firefighters attend a 60 hour academy covering all aspects of firefighting, emergency medical, and hazardous material incidents. Reserves and Volunteers drill twice monthly and participate in ride-alongs and live burns throughout the year.
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Famous quotes containing the word volunteers:
“Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)