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Last Updated: June 26, 2010 |
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It’s likely that the average person in our
community doesn’t know that volunteers are indeed providing their
emergency fire and medical services. Volunteer firefighters
influence outcomes that directly affect people’s lives by
responding at a moment’s notice, whether it’s day or night, to
put that fire out, to rescue that person in harm’s way, or
sometimes just to give the assurance that, in fact, nothing is
wrong. In 75% of the communities in this country, volunteers provide
the only organized force to do this work. Spokane County Fire District 4 is always looking for new volunteer members to join our team. Fire District 4 serves North Spokane County and the City of Deer Park. Whether you are interested in being one of our Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) or if you would like to help out in our diverse Support Group, there is a place for you in our organization. We are looking for response and non-response people who are interested in serving their family, friends and community by volunteering with Fire District #4. For our response applicants, Fire District 4 has modified its recruit training program to lessen the up-front impact. Instead of an intense block of training in a short time period, we have spread the training out over several months to help meet with busy schedules. Successful volunteer response applicants will have a G.E.D. or high school diploma, pass a background check and pass a medical exam/physical agility test. Training includes initial recruit fire training, wildland fire training, Emergency Medical Technician training, Hazardous Materials training and Emergency Vehicle Accident Prevention training. This training is offered throughout the year and a new recruit has 18 months to complete it. Once on-board as a firefighter, a member must make 2 training sessions per month and fill 1 twelve hour shift per month at one of our 4-Corner stations. If you are interested in receiving a volunteer firefighter or support services person application packet contact Lena Mack at 509-467-4500 or use the volunteer information link on Fire District 4’s WEB page.
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