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Permalink Reply by Firefighter30 on June 13, 2011 at 8:40pm

I think your best bet would be to call the local volunteer fire department you are interested in joining and asking them all the details. I can't speak for how things are in the States, where I am from Canada, but I'm sure it varies from state to state on requirements and how the department schedules are.

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Permalink Reply by Bill Carlisle on June 14, 2011 at 7:52am

Devon, look up the town info that the college you are attending is in, they should be able to at least give you a phone number for the fire department or contact info , and then the department will tell you what is involved in becoming a member , good luck and stay safe

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Permalink Reply by Michael David White on June 14, 2011 at 9:46pm

Our FD requires very little. Every single person can help in some way on a scene. We only get five bucks per call. More than some though. Every FD is different. Like Firefighter30 says. Some of our local FDs have a pretty brutal physicals, but, they get a huge number of calls so they look for people in top shape. Also, they have a stack of applications a mile high so they can afford to be picky. Like Firefighter30 I'm Canadian too. Go Canucks Go! LOL

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