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Our Junior Firefighters have a
meeting every 3 months for
themselves and then they meet
with our fire personnel the
first Tuesday of every month
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It’s National Firefighter Health Week: Are You Up for the Challenge?
As a junior firefighter, you’re used to facing challenges head on. You balance schoolwork, friends, volunteering at the station, and maybe even a part-time job – and have fun doing it. Challenge yourself to live a healthy lifestyle so that you stay strong and able to reach your goals. more>>
Create a Safer Community This Fall
The summer is winding down, and fall is right around the corner. Make plans with your junior firefighter program to participate in two important national observances: National Preparedness Month and Fire Prevention Week. more>>
Lessons from the National Junior Firefighter Academy
The inaugural National Junior Firefighter Academy, held on July 24 as part of Firehouse Expo in Baltimore, MD, was a great success. Thanks to support from Spartan Motors, Inc., California Casualty, MSA, and Firehouse Expo, the National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program offered the course to help educate and connect junior firefighters and program advisors. more>>
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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!)