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Erie County Division of Fire Safety
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Training Schedule
· As of: 11/12/2009
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- I Want to be a Fire Fighter
- Fire Departments
- Course Rosters
- Forms, Guides & Resources
- Who to Contact
- How to Get There
- Comments/Inquiries
- Links
Quick Links:
- Fire Safety
- EMS-Emergency Medical Services
- Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Alerting Project
- Pandemic Preparedness
- NIMS/ICS Info
- Erie County Hazardous Materials/WMD Emergency Response Team (EC-HMRT)
- Erie County Citizen Corps
- Local Emergency Planning Committee
- Western New York Stress Reduction Program
- Emergency Services Communications
In this section:
Fight Fires. Save Lives.
Volunteer Today!
If You're Tough Enough - If You're Smart Enough
If You Care Enough to Volunteer ...
Some important facts about how Emergency Services are provided in Erie County and how you can join:
Volunteers Provide the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Fire Protection in Your Community (Outside of the Cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna).
There are 94 volunteer fire departments and approximately 5,000+ volunteer fire fighters in Erie County.
No previous emergency services experience or training is required to volunteer.
Some fire companies offer limited forms of membership such as EMS Only, Fire Police Only, Fire Fighting Only, Specialized Rescue Only or Corporate Membership - while others require that you participate in all emergency services.
Some fire companies offer a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) which rewards members for years of service.
Many fire companies offer a Firefighting Explorer Post program for youths age 14-18 and/or a mens/ladies auxiliary.
Most fire departments offer FREE training, personal protection equipment, pagers, uniforms, and/or other department apparel.
All Fire Companies in Erie County Want Additional Volunteers.
VOLUNTEER TODAY
For More Information about how you can join the exciting field of volunteer fire fighting and emergency services, contact the Erie County Division of Fire Safety at 716/681-7111 or via e-mail at: schmitte@erie.gov
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