Become a Volunteer Firefighter!

CRFPD has a limited number of career staff and interns, making volunteers a vital part of their response team.  Volunteers receive standardized training in firefighter skills and become DPSST certified prior to response in the field.  Volunteer firefighters may also choose to receive additional training to advance their skills to the Firefighter II level, and/or become Apparatus Operators and Instructors.

A volunteer may also choose to take a college course to become certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), enabling them to respond and provide patient care on medical calls.

Volunteers who wish to assist but do not want to become a firefighter or EMT have the option of becoming part of the rehabilitation team.  The rehab team responds and sets up a staging area on fire calls, providing refreshments and basic vital assessments on firefighters who have been rotated out to their assigned break from firefighting duties.

Benefits Provided

In addition to providing invaluable training, CRFPD also enrolls active volunteers into a retirement program.  Volunteers earn points by attending drill and responding on calls.  Those points are tallied at the end of each year and are converted into a dollar value that is deposited into the volunteer's individual retirement account. 

Upon certification as a firefighter and/or EMT, volunteers can sign up for "blocks". Each block is a 4-7 hour period where the volunteer assists in staffing that station. During the block volunteers assist in station maintenance, participate in training, or other activities as directed by the duty officer. Block reimbursement rate is based upon certification levels.

Volunteering is an excellent opportunity for you to give back to your community. Call or stop by the Main Station in Clatskanie for a volunteer application and additional information on the program.