Transcript How Fire Corps Can Help

Citizens Helping
The Fire Service
What is Fire Corps?
• Fire Corps is an exciting new initiative
– Enhances the capacity of resource
constrained fire departments and rescue
squads by using citizens in nonoperational roles
– Provides a medium for citizens to find
departments looking for help
– Provides resources for departments to
start or improve on programs
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Background
• Launched in December 2004 at the White
House
• One of five Citizen Corps Partner
Programs (www.citizencorps.gov)
• A partnership between:
– International Association of Fire Chiefs
– International Association of Fire Fighters
– National Volunteer Fire Council
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Background (cont’d)
• Managed through the Fire Corps office in
Washington DC
• Strategic Direction from National Advisory
Committee Comprised of 15 Fire &
Emergency Services Organizations
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Why take part?
• Relieves front line providers from many
administrative tasks
– Is not a threat to an organizations jobs as Fire
Corps is only for non-operational tasks
• Enhances the ability to provide additional
services
• Provides a link to the community
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Who’s eligible?
• The Requirements to register a program
are minimal
– Be a fire or emergency services
department or directly affiliated to one
– Have in place or implement a Fire Corps
Citizen Advocate Program
– Register at www.firecorps.org
– Keep your information up to date
– Work with your State, local or tribal
Citizen Corps Council
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How Can Citizens Help?
• Citizens can help in many ways including but not
limited to:
– Administrative Functions
– Life Safety Education
– Fund Raising
– Explorers
– Data Entry
– Bookkeeping
– Canteen Services
– Public Relations
– Pre-Plan Research
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Is there help getting started?
• www.firecorps.org
– Key for information and promotion of
programs
– Resources and FAQ’s
– Where departments are listed
– Vehicle for citizens to find interested
departments
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Is there help getting started?
• Promotional materials
• Resource guide
– Under development
– Provides ideas for program development
– Resource links
– Best practice examples
• Program descriptions
• Documentation
– Available Summer 2005
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Is there help getting started?
• Peer Connection
– Resources through Fire Corps include
examples and contacts of other departments
to learn from other departments of ideas that
work
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Is there money for this?
• Fire Corps intended to be low/no cost
• Fire Corps is eligible for Citizen Corps
funds
• Potential opportunities within Assistance to
Firefighter Grants (AFG) for fire prevention
programs
• Look at outside sources
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More Information
• Frequently Asked Questions and Additional
Resources are at:
www.firecorps.org
• Contact the Fire Corps offices at:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 202-887-4809 Fax: 202-887-5291
1050 17th St NW Suite 490
Washington, DC 20036
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