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Firefighter - Home Responders

Friendship Fire & Hose Co #1

171 N Mount Joy St
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
717-367-5300


Description
The Friendship Fire & Hose Co. No 1 (Elizabethtown Fire Department) is a busy suburban volunteer fire department that responds to 750 calls for service annually. To do this, we rely on a combination of firefighters that live-in the station as well as personnel that respond to the station from home.

Home Responders are provided with gear, uniforms and free training in exchange for responding to a minimum number of calls and meeting training standards.

All firefighters are eligible for the department's annual incentive program as well as tuition assistance for higher education. Other amenities offered to our members: access to our day room (lounge) that is equipped with plush recliners, reclining sofa, big screen TV, surround sound, separate big screen gaming TV and a pool table; access to our in-house gym that holds state-of-the-art commercial quality free-weight, cardio and kick-boxing equipment.



Volunteer Category: Firefighter


Requirements
Candidates wishing to apply to be a home responder must complete an application and successfully complete a background check.

All home responders must:
*maintain an average of 10% call participation
*attend 1 quarterly in-house training
*obtain certification at the Firefighter I level