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Firefighter (Live-In and Home Responders)

West Manchester Township Fire Department

380 East Berlin Road
York, PA 17408
717-792-0116


Description
The West Manchester Township Fire Department is a busy suburban 100% Volunteer Fire Department that responds to 850 calls for service annually. To do this we rely on highly dedicated personnel within the community. We are seeking “Home Responders” and “Live-In” members.

Live-Ins – For exchange for responding to calls for service, station duties, and training, live-ins reside at the fire station for FREE. We provide 4 college style dorm rooms between our two (2) fire stations. Each dorm has a beds, dressers/wardrobes, desks, wired/wireless internet access.

In addition to free room-and-board, WMTFD also offers a variety of other incentives for your time and dedication. These include paid training, uniforms, retirement plan, and much more.

Home Responders – For exchange for responding to calls for service, we provide FREE uniforms, FREE training, FREE Life Insurance up to $10,000.00, FREE Retirement Plan, FREE Fuel Reimbursement and much more.

For our Live-Ins, our stations are just a short commute from the following colleges/universities:

Penn State York
York College of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Area Community College York Campus
YTI Career Institute

All members have access to our day rooms (lounge) which are equipped with plush recliners and sofas, big screen TV’s, Pool tables, state-of-the-art commercial quality fitness centers that include free weights, cardio, and universal gym equipment.

We are looking for motivated individuals to become a part of our team. If you have the drive and determination to become a firefighter, please feel free to stop by any of our stations for a tour and an application or email Chief Clif at claughman@wmtwp.com

Volunteer Category: Firefighter


Requirements
LIVE-INS:

Firefighters requesting live-in status must be 18 years of age or older. Prospective live-ins must obtain approval from the live-in committee and must obtain the following:

*Minimum of 10% call for service volume
*Minimum of 10% fundraising participation
*Attend monthly trainings
*Comply with department policies and procedures
*The ability to obtain certification at the level of Firefighter I

Home Responders:

*Maintain an average of 10% call participation
*Maintain an average of 10% fundraising participation
*Attend 1 quarterly in-house training
*Comply with department policies and procedures
*Ability to complete Entry Level program through either Exterior or Interior and Haz-Mat operations