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New Incentive Reward: Backpacks
The National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program is excited to announce a new incentive reward level. At 500 volunteer hours, registered junior firefighters and Explorers who are NVFC Junior Members will receive a National Junior Firefighter Program backpack. The new incentive reward level was made possible by Tyco (www.tyco.com ). more>>
NVFC Releases Junior Firefighter Handbook
The National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) Junior Firefighter Handbook is now available. Developed through the NVFC’s National Junior Firefighter Program, the Handbook provides steps for starting, maintaining, and expanding a junior firefighter program. more>>
Now Available: NVFC Junior Membership Level
Junior firefighters can now take advantage of the many great benefits of being a member of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). The NVFC is offering a new membership option especially designed for junior firefighters. A year-long Junior Membership to the NVFC can now be purchased for just $10 at www.nvfc.org/membership. The membership will become active on January 1, 2010.
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Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
3955.73 Hours
Raleigh, North Carolina
3483 Hours
Coventry, Connecticut
2785.77 Hours
Gillette, Wyoming
2746.61 Hours
Miamisburg, Ohio
1688.06 Hours
There are thousands of local junior firefighter programs nationwide. The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), in partnership with Spartan Motors, Inc., created one national program where departments and youth alike can find the resources, tools, and information they need to help develop, grow, enhance, promote, and participate in these local programs.
The NVFC and Spartan Motors launched the National Junior Firefighter Program on July 28, 2007, at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, MD. The Program supports fire departments by fostering relationships and engaging youth in learning about, and ultimately becoming, members of the emergency services.
Junior firefighter programs give young people the chance to learn about local fire, rescue, and emergency medical services response organizations in a safe, controlled, educational, and fun way while providing departments with an excellent recruitment mechanism. Reaching out to people when they are young has long-range effects, and encouraging youth to take part in the emergency services is extremely beneficial to local communities and departments. Benefits of junior firefighter programs include:
» Allowing youth to gain insight and interest in becoming long-term members of the emergency services
» Increasing awareness among youth about volunteering and supporting the fire and emergency services
» Providing departments with additional help in accomplishing non-firefighting or non-emergency tasks
» Leadership development for America's youth, who are tomorrow's leaders
» Educating parents and mentors on the importance of encouraging volunteerism
The National Junior Firefighter Program offers resources and tools to departments to help them develop and manage a local program, as well as for recruitment efforts. Departments can also register their local program in a searchable, online database. Young people can use the National Junior Firefighter Program to find a local program, learn what it means to be a junior firefighter, and log their hours of service.
Youth who join the National Volunteer Fire Council as a Junior Member are eligible to receive benchmark rewards for their volunteer hours, along with many other exciting benefits. To learn more and become a NVFC Junior Member, visit www.nvfc.org/membership.
Incentive reward levels include:
25 Hours - Certificate of Recognition as a National Junior Firefighter
100 Hours - National Junior Firefighter T-shirt
150 Hours - Profile on the National Junior Firefighter Web Site
250 Hours - Nomination for the Gold Level of the President’s Volunteer Service Award
500 Hours - Backpack (new!)