The time is now to give back, to get involved, and to gain the personal rewards and satisfaction that only come from volunteering in fire and emergency services in your hometown.

Collingdale Volunteer Fire Companies 1 & 2 recently combined to become Collingdale Fire Company – Station 33, creating more opportunities for more people to get involved in serving our great community.

If duty, honor, sacrifice, and selfless service are words that resonate with you, perhaps our volunteering opportunity is right for you. We’re looking for friendly, team-oriented people looking for fulfillment and willing to work hard. No experience is necessary, and we’ll provide the free training you need and want to advance yourself in serving to the level you strive for.

OVERVIEW:

We offer 24/7/365 fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services to Collingdale, Aldan, and the surrounding community. Our dedicated volunteers are highly trained and capable in a variety of areas. Our firefighting team is 100% volunteer while our EMS responders are compensated as requests for emergency medical services represent nearly 90% of our total call volume.

Firefighter | Cadet/Jr Firefighter | Contributing Member

Some of the duties that one could expect to perform as a Volunteer Firefighter include:

• Fire suppression
• Rescue of victims trapped by fire or motor vehicle accident
• Assist in treatment and packaging of patients experiencing medical or traumatic emergencies
• Driving and maintaining emergency vehicles
• Providing various public assistance, public relations, and educational services

Following successful completion of appropriate training, firefighters are classified as either:

• Interior: Perform firefighting duties inside and outside of burning structures where the use of SCBA-Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus is required
• Exterior: Fight fires outside of structures only [grass, rubbish, dumpster, vehicle, etc.] where the use of SCBA-Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus may be required
• Support: Members who perform emergency services at incident scenes in environments where the use of SCBA-Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus is not required

We also offer the opportunity for young people to get involved as Cadets and Junior Firefighters/Trainees, as well as for adults to serve as Contributing (Non-Fire Active) Members who perform a variety of non-emergency functions such as fundraising, fire and life safety education, and administrative support, serving on various committees.

Our response model is based primarily via “home response.” That is, our volunteers are on-call at home or in the community until alerted to an emergency, at which time they respond to the station to staff the apparatus and respond as appropriate to the nature of the incident. Members are encouraged to casually spend time at the station as they are available to respond to calls, as well as participate in more organized crew-nights where larger groups of volunteers gather for training, response readiness, and team building.

The expectations are achievable. The training is free. The rewards are unmatched. Join our team today!