FIREFIGHTERS
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Volunteer Firefighter, you will come to
the immediate aid of your fellow citizens, in their time of greatest need:
When their homes are burning;
or filling with flood waters;
When they are trapped in or by a vehicle after a collision;
When their lives are endangered by carbon monoxide;
When they require physical rescue from dangerous situations;
When hazardous materials threaten their property, waterways,
and atmosphere;
When their children can benefit from fire and safety education;
When they wander from home and are in need of a search party;
When their vital roadways are blocked by electrical wires
or storm-damaged
trees;
When things that you would never believe happen
in your quiet little town DO;
When any catastrophe--natural or
manmade--threatens them
and their loved ones.
You will do this using three primary tools,
which you yourself
must provide:
Your intelligence,
Your strength & stamina, and
Your sense of civic spirit.
(It is not necessary to be an Olympic athlete nor a rocket
surgeon.)
Additional tools (fire engines, hand & power tools, lots
of water etc.) will be provided by the Fire Department.
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS MUST BE WILLING TO:
Answer all alarms of fire and other emergency in the Town of
McCandless, as best they are able, including during
family dinners, holiday celebrations, the dead of night, freezing cold and
blizzards,
searing summer heat and storms, television "events," and when most
everyone else in the town is snuggled up warm, safe, and dry.
Volunteer firefighters are
"on call" 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year.
(366 days per leap year.)
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
None.
All training will be provided "free of
charge."
SALARY:
None.
The positions are 100% unpaid. Most
of our members supplement their incomes with "regular jobs," however
some of them are retired and others are students.
...?
WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYONE WANT THIS JOB?
See above, under "Job Description." Then spend
a few quiet moments with yourself,
and the answer will come to you.
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Fire protection and
emergency services are provided to the Town of McCandless by three
all-volunteer fire companies, staffed by residents of the town.
Please click on the logo below to visit the web sites of these fire
companies, where you will find information regarding recruitment,
financial support, and more.
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