Garfield County Fire District 1 is in need of volunteer EMTs and EMS First Responders (EMRs). Ready for a challenge? Want to be part of team that is more like a family? Do you want to give back to the community? We could use your help!

We are growing our ranks of EMTs and EMS First Responders. We are looking to add more EMTs and EMRs to our roster so that we can get more people on calls and have better coverage for the ambulances. Qualified volunteers cover the ambulance shifts Monday-Friday nights 7 pm - 7 am and on weekends. We also need people available to cover a second ambulance when the primary ambulance is committed to a call.

All training is provided and you won’t be asked to do anything that you are not qualified to do. EMS First Responder and EMT training will be provided.

EMS Training is held on the 4th Wednesday evening from 6 pm – 8 pm of each month. Late summer and early fall trainings are suspended during harvest.

Emergency calls can last anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. Ambulance shifts are 12 hours and you must be within a 5 minute response distance to the station when on shift. Shift sign ups are a month in advance and you get to pick which shifts you are willing to cover. All EMTs and EMR are asked to cover at least one 12 hour weekend shift each month.

WOMAN ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY!

Call or stop by the station and we’ll be happy to answer all your questions.