volunteer fire department

volunteer fire department

volunteer fire department
 

Firefighters

WELCOME TO THE PINE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY

As a means of introduction, my name is Richard Quinn (most refer to me as Dick), the Fire Chief of the Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department PMTVFD.

It is my fervent hope that you will find this beautiful area of the country to your liking and that you will soon feel that you are one of us.

The PMTVFD currently consists of about 12 certified firefighters and 5 Basic Life Support First Responders. We operate 3 pumper trucks, a tanker, a rapid response brush truck, a Basic Life Support rescue vehicle and an equipment truck.

 

Our main station is next to the Community Center on MC 8004 and we are rapidly completing construction on a sub-station on MC 8059. However, as with many volunteer organizations, especially one with a largely aging population, we suffer from a lack of new volunteers to replace retiring members and those moving out of area.

We are constantly recruiting new members, asking them to give some of their free time to better serve the community as a volunteer firefighter. The Pine Mountain Community is a community built on volunteerism, whether it be as a firefighter, first responder, a member of the Auxiliary, a trash hauler, someone ready to clean up the cemetery for the annual reunion, or part of a team that picks up trash along the districts roadways once or twice a year. Volunteerism is a way of life her and all are welcome to participate. There is something for everyone to participate in.

 

 

 

 You are, no doubt, asking yourself – What does it take to be a volunteer firefighter in PMTVFD? 

First of all, you must have the desire to be a volunteer, ready to give up some of your personal time to attend courses of instruction, business meetings, training sessions and, of course, respond to fire calls day or night.  It is also very important that your overall health be adequate for you to perform duties required of you. 

 If you are willing to sacrifice some of your time and are considering volunteering as a firefighter, the basic requirements to become a certified firefighter, and thus covered by Workman’s Compensation, are to satisfactorily complete the following courses of instruction:

 1                     Introduction to Firefighting (12 hrs.)

2                     Personal Protection Equipment (12 hrs.)

3                     Wildland Firefighting (12 hrs.)

 Also, FEMA requires all firefighters to attend courses as follows:

 1.                   National Incident Management System (NIMS) (IS-700)

2.                   Incident Command System (ICS-100)

 The total time required to complete all of the above is approximately 48 hours usually spread over many dates and times.  We try our best to have courses taught at our fire station but courses are taught in all parts of the county and some travel may be required if courses are not taught at PMTVFD. 

 I’m not asking you to make up your mind right now, or even in the near future.

Take your time, and then, if you feel like helping your community as a volunteer firefighter, please contact me at 436-3309.   If you want more information, you are welcome to attend one of our business meetings, which occur at 6 P.M. on the second Thursday of each month. You may get a better idea on what it takes to be a firefighter and to meet those of us who have already volunteered.

R. H. Quinn
PMTVFD Fire Chief

 
 

 

 

 

 

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