Transcript Fire Corps Confrence

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Broken Arrow Fire Department
130 square miles
5 fire stations
140 personnel
Combination of paid and volunteer personnel
Responding to over 5000, Fire Rescue and
Emergency Medical calls a year.
Citizens Helping Fire & EMS
Citizen participation in the community
Citizens advocates for fire and emergency services
Scarce front line resources
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Working behind the lines to
help those on the front lines
Non-operational citizen
advocates for fire
prevention, emergency
medicine and homeland
security
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Locally based and locally controlled
Community-service oriented
Engages interests and talents of citizens
Designed for non-hazardous tasks
Does not replace a current paid or
volunteer positions
 Give back to your country, your state and
your community through the hours you
assist
 Allows emergency responders to focus on
operational tasks
 Gain invaluable insights into our nation's emergency
service agencies and how they work
 Become better prepared for an emergency
 Launched in December 2004 at the White House
 One of five Citizen Corps Partner Programs
 Fire Corps Founding Partners:
 International Association of Fire Chiefs
 International Association of Fire Fighters
 National Volunteer Fire Council
Program initiated in the Broken Arrow Fire Department in
August of 2006.
The list of non-operational tasks is endless, so don't limit it
to just the list presented here. ANY non-operational task
you can think of can be accomplished by a citizen
advocate
Administrative Functions
 Public Safety Education
 Fundraising
 Canteen Services
 Public Relations
Data Entry
 Pre-Plan Research
Bookkeeping
 Apparatus and Facility Maintenance
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Fire and EMS departments require a variety of skills.
You will be interviewed to identify your skills, talents
and knowledge. A program coordinator will then try
to match your skills to an appropriate assignment.
For example, if you're a graphic designer,
your fire/EMS department may ask you to
help design a brochure; if you're a
computer software expert, they may want
you to help improve their existing
information system.
Fire and EMS departments
will strive to match your
skills, abilities and talents
with their needs.
Striving to make the Fire
Corps experience,
enjoyable and beneficial.
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Departments gain greater efficiency
First responders obtain stronger
support
Emergency services acquire an
army of new advocates
Citizens get to do their part for
emergency preparedness
The BAFD is happy to offer you any level of
service. Most likely, you will work out a schedule
of hours that is acceptable to the department and
you.
Fire and EMS departments often welcome corporate
support for community initiatives. When partnering with
a local department, businesses can lend programmatic,
financial and staff support. Fire Corps can help you take
the lead on building a new fire and EMS/corporate
partnership.
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CONTACT:
Deputy Fire Chief Steve Jarrett
918-259-8360 ext. 6363
[email protected]
Fill out local Fire Corps
application/questionnaire
 A short orientation and training will introduce
you to the department
 The BAFD will screen citizen advocates very
thoroughly
Working Together With Fire & EMS
Congressional Fire Service Institute
Fire Department Safety Officers Association
International Association of Arson Investigators
International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters
International Association of Fire Chiefs
International Association of Fire Fighters
International Fire Service Training Association
International Society of Fire Service Instructors
National Association of Hispanic Firefighters
National Association of State Fire Marshals
National Fire Protection Association
North American Fire Training Directors
Volunteers in Police Service
Women in the Fire Service
Fire Chief
Jeff VanDolah