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Good neighbors needed for Firefighter, EMT, Paramedic, Auxiliary, Cadet!

Pitchin-Green Twp Vol Fire Dept

5467 Selma Pike
Springfield, OH 45502
937-265-5341


Description
Rural, farming community volunteer fire and EMS department seeks good neighbors to become Firefighter, EMT, Paramedic, Auxiliary, or Cadet volunteers. Candidates MUST live or work in Green Township, Clark County or very closely nearby, but no prior training or experience needed! Department will provide members with all background checks, initial and continuing training, uniforms, and equipment. Members can expect to respond from their homes/workplaces to attend fire or EMS calls approximately once or twice a week. Members are in the fire station nearly every Tuesday night. We are friendly, and would love to hear from you! Stop by, call, or email for more information.

NOTICE: We are not a 24-hour staffed station; members respond to the station from their homes or workplaces to attend emergencies. Potential applicants MUST live or work nearby.

Volunteer Category: Firefighter, EMT, Fundraising, Department Support


Requirements
Operational Members - General:
Age 18 older.
Must live or work in Green Township, Clark County or very closely nearby (chief's discretion).
Must commit to actively serve for a time period commensurate with the expense of the initial training provided.
Must complete appropriate job-related physical screening.
Must complete BCI/NCIC background check.
Expected to attend monthly membership meeting as possible (~2 hours on the last Tuesday night).

Operational Members - Fire:
Must complete 36 hour volunteer firefighter course; level 1 firefighter course recommended but not required.
Firefighter 2 course may be taken, but department cannot provide CEUs for this level.
Firefighters must complete yearly continuing education requirements; in-house training provided usually meets this requirement with twice monthly fire training (~2 hours on a Tuesday night, ~4 hours on a Saturday morning).

Operational Members - EMS:
Must complete at least an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course; EMT preferred.
EMS personnel must complete yearly continuing education requirements; in-house training provided advances but does not always complete this requirement. EMS provider will need to seek outside training sources (seminars, presentations, conferences, online, etc [department will reimburse member]).
Once monthly EMS training (~2 hours on a Tuesday night).
Commit to cover at least a part of the nightly duty (6pm-6am) schedule.

Auxiliary Members:
Age 18 or older.
Must complete BCI/NCIC background check.
Expected to attend monthly membership meeting (~2 hours on a Tuesday night) and additional fundraising/community outreach events as possible.

Cadets: Age 16 or older.
Expected to attend monthly membership meeting (~2 hours on a Tuesday night).
Expected to attend twice monthly fire training (~2 hours on a Tuesday night, ~4 hours on a Saturday morning).