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To
the left are the dedicated Men & Women of
the Board Camp Volunteer Fire Department.
If
you are interested in being a volunteer,
contact Fire Chief Orville Murphy at 243-0771
or
any one of our fine Firefighters.
No
experience needed! Training and
equipment will be provided.
Volunteer
Firefighter Facts
This
Fact Sheet was produced in order to provide an
overall picture of today's volunteer fire and
emergency services.
Volunteers
comprise of more th an
73% of the Firefighters in the United States.
Of the
total estimated 1,096,250 Firefighters across
the country, 800,050 are volunteers.
Communities
served by volunteer Firefighters
depend on them to be their first line of
defense for many types of emergencies.
Volunteer
Firefighters are summoned to a wide array of
emergencies across the country every day
including fires, emergency medical incidents,
terrorist events, natural disasters, hazardous
materials incidents, water rescue emergencies,
high-angle and confined space emergencies, and
other general public service calls. The public
relies on volunteer emergency services to be
their first line of defense. Volunteers spend
an enormous amount of time training to prepare
for these emergencies.
The
majority of fire departments in the United
States are volunteer.
Of the
total 30,542 fire departments in the country,
21,671 are all volunteer; 5,271 are mostly
volunteer; 1,582 are mostly career; and 2,018
are all career.
Services
contributed by volunteer firefighters save
localities across the country an estimated
$37.2 billion per year.
That
is money that is NOT paid out of your taxes!
That is why it is so important that the public
support the local volunteer fire departments!
The
number of volunteer Firefighters
in the United States has declined more than
10% since 1983.
More
than ever, volunteer Firefighters are needed
to help protect the public. Without your help
America will just go up in smoke. There are a
lot of ways to help; just one way is fighting
fires. People are needed to do paper work,
assist with fundraisers, talk to the public
and much more.
Volunteer
Firefighters get more pay than you think.
Volunteer
Firefighters receive more thanks through teary
eyes than they could ever spend. They get more
hugs from grateful children than Santa Claus.
Volunteers
invest a large amount of time serving their
communities.
There is
no national average of the amount of time a
volunteer Firefighter
gives to his or her community. Volunteering in
the fire and EMS service, however, is one of
the most demanding volunteer activities today.
Time commitments include operational responses
(often at a moment's notice), training,
fundraising, vehicle and station maintenance,
and various administrative duties.
• The
cost to train and equip a firefighter is
approximately $7,400.
Below
are average expenses associated with
firefighting:
Equipment :
Protective Clothing
$2,000
Self-contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
$4,500
Training:
Firefighter I-II
$500
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
$300
Hazardous Materials Awareness
$100
Emergency Vehicle Operator
$100
TOTAL: $7,400
• Firefighting
and emergency medical equipment are
very expensive.
The cost
of firefighting equipment is listed below.
Equipment can range in cost depending on
features and specifications.
Fire
pumper $150,000 - $400,000
Ladder truck $400,000 - $750,000
Ambulance $80,000
- $150,000
Advanced life support medical equipment
$10,000 - $30,000
The
U.S. has one of the highest fire death rates
in the industrialized world at 13.5 deaths
per million population.
Fire killed more Americans than all
natural disasters combined.
81 percent of all civilian fire deaths
occurred in residences.
There were 3,925 civilians that lost their
lives as the result of fire.
Just under 1.6 million fires were reported.
Many others went unreported, causing
additional injuries and property loss.
Direct property loss due to fires was
estimated at $12.3 billion.
Volunteer
Firefighters serve on the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's National Urban Search and
Rescue Teams.
If
you don't have the time to be a Volunteer
Firefighter, you can still be a Hero!
Make an investment in your local Volunteer
Fire Department and the Volunteer Firefighters
will share with you all the hugs and thanks
they have been saving up!
To
be a Volunteer
Firefighter in Board Camp, call Fire Chief,
Orville Murphy at 243-0771.
Thank
you, stay safe and God bless.
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