FireCorps

What is Fire Corps?

Fire Corps is the key component of Citizen Corps that supports and supplements resource constrained fire and EMS departments through the use of citizen advocates for non-operational activities. Fire Corps provides information to fire and EMS departments nationwide on how to implement a citizen advocate program and promote it in their community. Fire Corps is coordinated nationally through a collaborative partnership of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Volunteer Combination Officers Section, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National Volunteer Fire Council, and the U.S. Fire Administration.

Focus on FIRE & EMS Fire and EMS Departments can engage citizens who are interested in assisting the department in a variety of nonoperational activities.

Focus on CITIZENS

Citizen advocates who aid departments in non-operational activities allow first responders to focus their efforts on being prepared for and responding to the most critical, life-threatening situations. Everyone can do something to support their local fire and emergency service departments.
Here are some suggestions gathered from America’s own first responders for possible Fire Corps program activities:

During times of heightened national security alerts, assist in planning for quick access to stocks of emergency supplies, shelter readiness, and procedures review
Promote fire safety and prevention in schools and homes
Develop websites and computer programs for the department
Provide back up support during major events when response agencies may be overwhelmed
Assist with incident reporting and entering statistical data
Help write grant applications
Assist with public relations
Organize fundraising initiatives
Assist with youth mentoring programs
Check and install smoke alarms for low income families or for people with disabilities
Provide administrative and clerical support
Assist with canteen services at major incidents
Assist with typing reports, answering telephone calls, managing records, and other office tasks
Assist with mitigation measures: wild land vegetation removal near structures, flood proofing, or non-structural earthquake resistant measures
Assist community programs, such as roadside cleanup, food drives, and toy collections for families in need
Provide foreign language translation of safety literature and outreach materials
Help to improve understanding of specialized fire/EMS services such as hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue (USAR), youth services, water/mountain rescue, billing services, etc.
Develop informational newsletters to include holiday or seasonal fire safety & preve

To become a Fire Corps member, you must first take the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Class

Mailing Address

100 W. Church Room 100
Ozark, MO 65721

Physical Address

100 W. Elm St Room 60
Ozark, MO 65721
(Judicial Building on the south side of the square

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