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Various volunteer roles available.
Training provided.
Benefits provided.
Various volunteer roles available.
Who can volunteer?
Every role is critical whether you want to be on the front lines responding when someone calls 911, or behind the scenes. If you have a willingness to contribute, learn, and work as a team, volunteering for your volunteer fire department can be very rewarding. You must be 16 or older to volunteer.
Who is volunteering?
- The community members who live near the fire station who want to give back to their neighbors.
- The aspiring firefighter who wants training and experience, and has the goal of getting hired by a career fire department.
- The college student seeking a career in medicine or public health who wants to gain real, hands-on experience at the front lines of the US healthcare system.
- The professional who is established in his or her career but wants the camaraderie and excitement of emergency services.
- Retired first-responders.
- Our current volunteer firefighter roster include men and women between the ages of 19 and 72.
How much time is required?
Being a volunteer at our department is a serious commitment but, we ensure it’s as flexible as possible to fit in with and work around your day to day life.
For those looking to be Firefighters and/or EMS, this includes training that is conveniently scheduled on nights and weekends at locations throughout the Mid-Columbia Gorge. Our volunteer Firefighters and EMS average about 10-20 hours per month. New Recruits without any training generally average more hours per month during their first year while they go through the initial training process.
Administrative Support volunteers are not required to take the emergency operations training courses; therefore, their schedules are typically more flexible than those who volunteer in operational fire, rescue, and EMS roles.
For those looking to be Firefighters and/or EMS, this includes training that is conveniently scheduled on nights and weekends at locations throughout the Mid-Columbia Gorge. Our volunteer Firefighters and EMS average about 10-20 hours per month. New Recruits without any training generally average more hours per month during their first year while they go through the initial training process.
Administrative Support volunteers are not required to take the emergency operations training courses; therefore, their schedules are typically more flexible than those who volunteer in operational fire, rescue, and EMS roles.
What volunteer roles are available?
Firefighters or Firefighters/EMS:
Firefighters do much more than just put out fires. As designated protectors of their communities, they attend to emergency events from fires to motor vehicle collisions to hiking accidents. They also meet with their communities to teach fire safety.
Firefighters and Firefighter/EMTs are typically among the first dispatched on every fire and rescue call and provide essential emergency response.
Volunteering in this role is physically and mentally demanding; you will be asked to intervene and provide exemplary service during the worst moments of people’s lives. Your training is extensive but manageable if you have strong time management skills.
All training is provided free by our department. You’ll never be lacking for learning opportunities!
Upon completion of core firefighting training, you will also have the opportunity to specialize in an area that interests you. You will find that your training is intellectually stimulating and will compliment your professional work or education; in addition to the unique skills acquired, you will become a leader among your peers and learn new management styles.
Leadership opportunities will also be available as you gain experience and further education.
You do not need to be involved in EMS to be a Firefighter.
Firefighters do much more than just put out fires. As designated protectors of their communities, they attend to emergency events from fires to motor vehicle collisions to hiking accidents. They also meet with their communities to teach fire safety.
Firefighters and Firefighter/EMTs are typically among the first dispatched on every fire and rescue call and provide essential emergency response.
Volunteering in this role is physically and mentally demanding; you will be asked to intervene and provide exemplary service during the worst moments of people’s lives. Your training is extensive but manageable if you have strong time management skills.
All training is provided free by our department. You’ll never be lacking for learning opportunities!
Upon completion of core firefighting training, you will also have the opportunity to specialize in an area that interests you. You will find that your training is intellectually stimulating and will compliment your professional work or education; in addition to the unique skills acquired, you will become a leader among your peers and learn new management styles.
Leadership opportunities will also be available as you gain experience and further education.
You do not need to be involved in EMS to be a Firefighter.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS):
Our EMS Volunteers are certified to render first aid to patients in the field, then triage, stabilize, and prepare the patient for transport to the hospital. Some EMTs are also firefighters who perform more than medical assistance.
There are several levels within Emergency Medical Services: Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), Emergency Medical Technicians, basic and advanced (EMT-B and EMT-A), and Paramedics. All have various training requirements - EMRs have basic training while Paramedics have the most advanced training.
Volunteering in Emergency Medical Services is mentally and physically demanding; you will be asked to intervene and provide exemplary service during the worst moments of people’s lives. Your training is extensive but manageable if you have strong time management skills.
An EMS Certification can take anywhere between 2 months to 2 years, depending on the level you wish to pursue. By the end of your initial training you will be proficient in CPR and how to handle cardiac as well as respiratory arrest, heart attacks, seizures, diabetic emergencies, respiratory problems, and other medical emergencies. You will also know how to manage traumatic injuries such as falls, fractures, lacerations, and burns. You will find that your training is intellectually stimulating and will complement your professional work or education; in addition to the specialized skills acquired, you will become a leader among your peers and learn new management strategies.
The possibilities for advancement in this position are unbounded. All EMT training is provided free of charge and is strongly encouraged.
You do not need to be a Firefighter, to be involved in EMS.
Our EMS Volunteers are certified to render first aid to patients in the field, then triage, stabilize, and prepare the patient for transport to the hospital. Some EMTs are also firefighters who perform more than medical assistance.
There are several levels within Emergency Medical Services: Emergency Medical Responders (EMR), Emergency Medical Technicians, basic and advanced (EMT-B and EMT-A), and Paramedics. All have various training requirements - EMRs have basic training while Paramedics have the most advanced training.
Volunteering in Emergency Medical Services is mentally and physically demanding; you will be asked to intervene and provide exemplary service during the worst moments of people’s lives. Your training is extensive but manageable if you have strong time management skills.
An EMS Certification can take anywhere between 2 months to 2 years, depending on the level you wish to pursue. By the end of your initial training you will be proficient in CPR and how to handle cardiac as well as respiratory arrest, heart attacks, seizures, diabetic emergencies, respiratory problems, and other medical emergencies. You will also know how to manage traumatic injuries such as falls, fractures, lacerations, and burns. You will find that your training is intellectually stimulating and will complement your professional work or education; in addition to the specialized skills acquired, you will become a leader among your peers and learn new management strategies.
The possibilities for advancement in this position are unbounded. All EMT training is provided free of charge and is strongly encouraged.
You do not need to be a Firefighter, to be involved in EMS.
Administrative Support:
Do you have a specialized skill or hobby you can contribute? Administrative members provide non-operational support for the organization. From computer/IT support, public relations, photography, maintenance, community education, event planning, and administrative functions – there’s plenty to do behind the scenes. Anyone who does not have the desire to participate on the front lines, or those who cannot meet the physical demands, are encouraged to serve our department in this capacity. Administrative members do not participate in any emergency responses nor are they required to attend the required training under our operations divisions, but they are required to consistently participate and contribute to the non-emergency activities of the Department, in the manner in which they agreed to upon joining.
Do you have a specialized skill or hobby you can contribute? Administrative members provide non-operational support for the organization. From computer/IT support, public relations, photography, maintenance, community education, event planning, and administrative functions – there’s plenty to do behind the scenes. Anyone who does not have the desire to participate on the front lines, or those who cannot meet the physical demands, are encouraged to serve our department in this capacity. Administrative members do not participate in any emergency responses nor are they required to attend the required training under our operations divisions, but they are required to consistently participate and contribute to the non-emergency activities of the Department, in the manner in which they agreed to upon joining.
Junior Firefighter Program:
We offer an opportunity to anyone between the ages of 16-18 years old to begin training as a Firefighter.
Parental permission is required to pursue junior membership and certain restrictions apply to participation.
Junior members are typically very good students, possess an innate ability to lead groups, and have a community conscious mindset.
This program gives young adults a look into possible career paths, and challenges them to become responsible citizens within their communities.
We offer an opportunity to anyone between the ages of 16-18 years old to begin training as a Firefighter.
Parental permission is required to pursue junior membership and certain restrictions apply to participation.
Junior members are typically very good students, possess an innate ability to lead groups, and have a community conscious mindset.
This program gives young adults a look into possible career paths, and challenges them to become responsible citizens within their communities.
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The KIickitat County Fire Protection District #14 is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone, nor will we share your information with any third party outside of our organization.