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Volunteer Firefighter
Wakulla Cnty Fire-Rescue
338 Trice Ln
Crawfordville, FL 32327
850-745-8698
Description
Wakulla County Fire/Rescue provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) Emergency Patient Transport, Fire Suppression, Rescue, and Vehicle Extrication. These services are delivered from four Stations that are staffed 24 hours 7 days per week by professional Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedics who are usually dually certified in both Fire and EMS. In 2016, we responded to over 3900 calls, utilizing the knowledge, skills and expertise of 25 full time and 14 part-time staff, 46 volunteer fire fighters and 48 volunteer support members. In addition to the four career-staffed Stations, there are ten additional Volunteer Fire Stations that house fire suppression equipment and trucks when needed in the outlying areas of the County. The career members and the Volunteer Fire Departments continue to work together as one team to protect the residents and visitors of Wakulla County..
Wakulla County Fire Rescue also provides Fire Prevention & Public Education services. As part of our Fire Prevention Program, Fire Rescue is committed to ensuring that our children learn about fire safety from a young age. We reach out to the local schools and childcare facilities to teach students fire safety and how to respond in an emergency. Fire Rescue also interacts with the Senior Citizens Center to provide smoke detector checks to citizens.
There are two main sources of funding for Fire/Rescue: the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSBU) for fire services and EMS billing for emergency services and transport.
HISTORY: EMS was started in Wakulla County in 1972. It became the First Service in the Nation to have trained First Responders, and one of the first in Florida to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS). The first Volunteer Fire Department in Wakulla County started in 1966 when Ochlocknee Bay Volunteer Fire Department incorporated, with most others incorporating in the 1970’s. A full time professional fire department was established in 2007, and merged with EMS in 2010 to become Wakulla County Fire Rescue. In 2017, the Volunteer Fire Departments came under the umbrella of Wakulla County Fire Rescue to become one team fully united.
Wakulla County Fire Rescue also provides Fire Prevention & Public Education services. As part of our Fire Prevention Program, Fire Rescue is committed to ensuring that our children learn about fire safety from a young age. We reach out to the local schools and childcare facilities to teach students fire safety and how to respond in an emergency. Fire Rescue also interacts with the Senior Citizens Center to provide smoke detector checks to citizens.
There are two main sources of funding for Fire/Rescue: the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSBU) for fire services and EMS billing for emergency services and transport.
HISTORY: EMS was started in Wakulla County in 1972. It became the First Service in the Nation to have trained First Responders, and one of the first in Florida to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS). The first Volunteer Fire Department in Wakulla County started in 1966 when Ochlocknee Bay Volunteer Fire Department incorporated, with most others incorporating in the 1970’s. A full time professional fire department was established in 2007, and merged with EMS in 2010 to become Wakulla County Fire Rescue. In 2017, the Volunteer Fire Departments came under the umbrella of Wakulla County Fire Rescue to become one team fully united.
Volunteer Category: Firefighter
Requirements
STEPS TO BECOMING A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WITH WCFR:
1.Complete a WCFR Volunteer Application (WCFR Volunteer Application) and email it to vfd@mywakulla.com. The application can also be mailed to or dropped off at WCFR Headquarters at 338 Trice Lane, Crawfordville, Florida 32327.
2.The Volunteer Coordinator will contact you, and if you are eligible to volunteer, they will schedule an interview with you. These Interviews are held once per month.
3.If you successfully complete the interview, you will receive a form to take to the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office to be fingerprinted. We will conduct a background and driving history check.
4.If you successfully complete the background and driving history checks, we will schedule you for a urine drug screen.
If you successfully complete these steps, you may be approved for membership.
Support members serve WCFR in many capacities. Being a support member is a great way to volunteer your time, using a special skill or talent you have, to help your community. Support members provide administrative support, assist with volunteer recruitment and retention, help with social events, and much more.
To become a Volunteer Firefighter, there is a combination of online courses and in-person hands-on skills training that totals 260 hours over the course of one year. Successful completion of this training certifies you in the State of Florida as a Firefighter I, and is defined by Florida Statute.
WCFR provides all of the above testing and training free of charge for volunteers. Please contact us at vfd@mywakulla.com for specific questions or to send us your application!
1.Complete a WCFR Volunteer Application (WCFR Volunteer Application) and email it to vfd@mywakulla.com. The application can also be mailed to or dropped off at WCFR Headquarters at 338 Trice Lane, Crawfordville, Florida 32327.
2.The Volunteer Coordinator will contact you, and if you are eligible to volunteer, they will schedule an interview with you. These Interviews are held once per month.
3.If you successfully complete the interview, you will receive a form to take to the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office to be fingerprinted. We will conduct a background and driving history check.
4.If you successfully complete the background and driving history checks, we will schedule you for a urine drug screen.
If you successfully complete these steps, you may be approved for membership.
Support members serve WCFR in many capacities. Being a support member is a great way to volunteer your time, using a special skill or talent you have, to help your community. Support members provide administrative support, assist with volunteer recruitment and retention, help with social events, and much more.
To become a Volunteer Firefighter, there is a combination of online courses and in-person hands-on skills training that totals 260 hours over the course of one year. Successful completion of this training certifies you in the State of Florida as a Firefighter I, and is defined by Florida Statute.
WCFR provides all of the above testing and training free of charge for volunteers. Please contact us at vfd@mywakulla.com for specific questions or to send us your application!
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