Hi everyone, I am new to the site so I am sure I will be adding and updating my profile frequently for some time. My name is Tim, I am a vol. FF in Spencer, MA district 7. I also am an EMT on call.
I am glad I found a site with people in the same situation as myself. Anyone in here from the central MA Area?

My name is Jimmy and I am volunteer with SSFD 7th District Volunteer FD. I have been volunteering for 8 years, and I am a Lieutenant and first responder. our website if anyone is interested is www.7thdistrictfd.org

my name is kelly. i'm a volunteer for vinton fire in louisana and also on ward 7 fire. i love the job. i was a full timer for rual metro in phoenix az. and i just want to say our volunteer dept in vinton is just as good if not better than a paid dept.

my name is Dustin, im a volunteer for hebron fire in the little town of hebron, IN. Im farily new to the fireservice and am open to any training ideas or just basic help anyone can give me.

Hey I am volunteer firefighter at little town in state of West Virginia and i don't get paid nothing i have been with
Ghent Vol. Fire Department for 6years now

Looking for any information anyone can share about the proper way to do truck dedications. My department acquired several new trucks and I wanted to dedicate them properly - and of course was given the task of coordinating it.

Thanks - Mark Renninger
Fire50@Nefcom.net

Hello Everyone,
My name is Denton W. Ervin I am the fire chief of the Mountain Park volunteer fire Department. I have been on the department since 1996. I love what I do even though it has cost me almost everything. On January 3rd 2003 while finishing up the construction of our new fire station the ladder that I was working from broke in half and I fell and broke my back. I was told that by all rights I should have been paralysed from the first lumbar down. But I just have perminent nerve damage. I lost my job and no one will even look at employing me because of the restrictions and the medication. The only thing that we have here in Oklahoma to help us when we get hurt is workers comp.
All they do is treat you like a criminal and an idiot. I have looked ever since I got hurt for anything that might help but there is nothing out there for perminently disabled VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. THIS has to change I dont want anyone else anywhere to go through what I have and to put their families through what I have. I have tried to get the official people to listen to try and start the discussion on setting up some kind of something to help those who are perminently affected by an accident. I have gotten nowhere. I have not gotten anyone to pay any attention to me. They keep telling us that so much relys on the VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. BUT the volunteer firefighters have nothing to rely on when WE need help.
I would love to hear what others think about this. DO you think that there needs to be something out there for those that sufffer a perminent disability while serving as a volunteer firefighter?
From what I have experienced since my injury I pray every day that nobody else has to go through what I have.
Thank you for reading!
Everyone be carefull and stay safe.
Denton W. Ervin

i am new to the site i am a vol f/f in a small town in alabama. been in the service fo 20 yrs now and still love it. alot has changed in that time . dont ever let anyone tell you that you cant do the job cause you dont get paid. the paid do it for the money the vol. do it cause they have heart
i was a paid f/f for 10 yrs gave it up cause of the politics and dont regret it a day. if ya have any questions give me a shout on my email trimmer912000@yahoo.com

I'm new to the site. I'm a volunteer firefighter in a small town called Pelkie,Michigan. I've been with them going on just a year now. Couldn't ask for a better bunch to work with-and a smart crew they are. We just have 3 full time depts in the Upper Peninsula-the rest are all volunteer depts. And there is lots!......Smokeyjoe85

I am volunteers in small town in MS one of our old timer broke our light off going to a fire what to you do

How is everyone, I am new to site I am a volunteer on a combination department, we have a paid crew on all the time after 1700 we go to a captain and firefighter till 0700 our volunteers fill the rest of the equipment and complete crews. We are just south of Louisville in Kentucky our department is Zoneton we have about 45 active members, we just celebrated our 50th year

hi yall iam bill from lake city mich iam a LT with the lake missaukee fire dept ive been in the fire service for 28 years , i was also a fire fighter full time with a fire dept a general motors auto plant .

its nice to meet you all be safe

Hello all, I have set up a cruise to San Juan, St Thomas, St Marteeen. out of Miami. It is a 1st annunal firefighetrs cruise. Look over the event page or email me for more information. The cruise is march 7, 2009. we are getting special prices for being fire department. Also our vern own party one night on ship. Pass thye word and lets fill the ship with fire department people.

I am a Chief of a small vol fire dept just north of Reno, my biggest problem is recruitment and retention

hi all im a member of fallsburg volunteer fire/rescue department in fallsburg, ky. feel free to check out some funny pics on my profile

Hi toall my brother volunteer, the ones who do it for the passion and not the bucks. I've been a volunteer for over 35 years. I been with the Shady Valley FPD for 30 plus years. check me out at my profile and myspace page at www.myspace.com/captrusty07

hello to all my brother and sister volunteer as leonard said we do it for the passion not the buck i was a firefighter for pattersonville vfd in pattersonville ny but now am going to go to a diff couny and join 221 town of flordia vfd my father and mother have ben in the feild for years and somthing my mother always told me was paid firemen are paid to be good and volunteer firefighters are good for nothing now when i first heard that i was mad but then she explained it to me lol and it is true hope you all stay safe and who knows maybe someday ill see you on the " big one " lol chek me out on my page always lookin to meet new people

Policeman Vs. Fireman (Episodes 1 - 3)
Policeman Vs. Fireman (episode 4) Policeman vs Fireman pt 5 Policeman vs Fireman pt. 6 Policeman vs Fireman pt. 7

Hey everyone Im a vol firefighter on a small dept. in Tn. I have been in the fireservice for about 10 years

happy memorial day , i hope y'all have a safe holiday

hi all if any one wants to about the fire sevice in ireland let me know regards ian kavanagh

Hey Brother and Sister volunteers,
I'm a FF,AEMT-CC w/ St Regis Falls VFD.I'm also Rescue Chief.Been in for 5 years.If I knew how much I would like it I would of had my career calling when I was 18.
Winnie

how yall doin im a volunteer with townbank vfd, in n.cape nay, new jersey. Ive been in the service for close to 3 years, and i absolutely love it. Stay safe

Awesome

Worked as a EMT-1

I served in one of the greatest city of the world ( San Francisco) as a volunteer hoping to get on with the LOCAL 793. I dont know if that is a reality due to the process. But I will volunteer again..........

I was blessed enough to be able to make some really good friends that I watch from afar now.

A mild stroke took me out last year but I am on my way back and I refused to be disabled.

I am a stubborn Portuguese / Irish bull headed woman, last year at this time I couldn't move half my body let alone count to 10.

There is nothing like running a call and saving lifes. I miss it so much so I joined the site to keep it real.

I love my life and I am determined to get myself back in order to save lives again but as for now I am saving myself even if it is at a computer.

Today I am grateful to say that I am running 2 miles a day and on my way back to buckle those boots....

LIFE IS GOOD SAVOR EVERY MOMENT

BE SAFE
BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Volunteering is what im all about when i do something its not because i have to its because i want to.

Looking forward for the opportunity to share comments, questions, and concerns with those of us crazy enough to call ourselves "Volunteers".

Thanks for letting me join. Excited to get started in sharing comments, concerns, or anything else that may pop up as a conversational point.

Any of you all are welcome to join my friends group. Just let me know.

thanks for letting join the group

thanks for the invite

Proud to be a volunteer firefighter

New to FFN and this group. Thanks for invite.
Looking forward to chatting with many of you and passing on knowledge.
I've been with the fire dept. in our community since 1980. I have served as FF, T.O., Capt., 2nd A/C and currently Chief .... since 10/2006.
The fire dept. is all volunteer in a community that is rural with light industry/manufacturing and an airport.
I have the highest respect and admiration for the dedicated members that I proudly serve as Chief. Wouldn't trade them for anything.

proud to be a volunteer

All of the Brothers and Sisters stay safe and buckle up everytime you leave the fire house on a run.

Any advice on creating policy for "Zero Tolerance"

Does anyone know where I can get a Breathalyzer donated from?

Hey Brothers new to group look forward to sharing vollie ideas training and shoot the %#% been a vollie for 14 years Lt. for 5 and Truckie twice so good to be back on the truck crew.
my personal statement to anyone about volunteers..."What if volunteers Didn't"..

VFF 19 years. One son also a VFF. wouldn't trade it for anything else. As with most of that have been doing this for some time, we have seen a lot of bad, a little good, nature of the job. We (department) just got a letter from a woman thanking us for treating her family after a bad MVA. She has twin daughters and one was thrown from the car and in bad shape, they we only 2 when it happened. She sent this letter along with a pic of the girls from their H.S. graduation, the accident happend 15 years ago.
Short to say, keep up the great work because we never may know the impact you will make on someone's life.

been a vol. for 5 years

just wonna say i been a vol. for 5 years now and i always thank the guys for letting me in and they are the best i'm always gotta love it

been a ghetto firefighter for over 30 years. moved down to the country for a year and don't know how to act LOL

G'Day All Vol here all the way from Aus! just thought id say hi and stay safe

I have been a volunteer for almost 2 years. I got into it with my husband who has been volunteering 5 years. We love it. Have a great week and stay safe.

Greetings! Been a volunteer for 9 months now and at the age of 48, I wonder if I didn't make a wrong career choice all those years ago! I love the work AND the training. Volunteering has helped me get in the best physical shape I've experienced in 25 years, which has helped me control or eliminate some potentially serious health problems.(Diabetes(T2), Hypertension as well as losing about 30 pounds so far! Plus it lets me give something back to a community that has helped me raise 2 fine sons(both in college now) and has provided a wonderful hometown for my family. Not to mention the fact that I find that wearing heavy, rubber boots is sexy as hell!!! Proud to be a member here!!! Reg

vff for 8 years man jod tp love this job

I've been in the volunteer fire service for over 20 years and there is no better job!

whats up i love being a fireman i have been doing since i was 16 being it every since

been vff for 6 gong on 7 yrs. and i love it