2010 Fall Recruiting Drive
The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department will host a recruiting booth at our 6th Annual Fire Fest Event on Saturday, October 9th to educate and inform those interested in joining one of the largest volunteer fire departments in the Nation. Fire Fest will be held at Cy-Fair Station 11 (18134 West Road, Cypress, TX 77433) behind Lone Star (formally Cy-Fair) college just west of Barker Cypress from 10am to 2pm.
The volunteer fire service was started in this country by Ben Franklin. For more than 250 years the volunteer fire service has continued this tradition of “neighbors helping neighbors”. But over the past two decades the number of volunteer firefighters nationally has decreased by around 8%. The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department has almost 400 volunteers today. The Cy-Fair VFD provides community based fire, EMS, and rescue services for 156 sq miles of Northwest Harris County using 12 fire stations. We provide all the necessary training and equipment needed. We have members from all walks of life including doctors, lawyers, bankers, realtors, career firefighters, teachers, mechanics, welders, nurses, and stay at home parents. The only requirements are to have your high school diploma or GED, be 18 yrs old, and pass a drug and background check. The volunteers of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department save the tax payers of our area over $28 million each year.
For anyone interested in volunteering there are a number of reasons to join:
- The satisfaction of helping others in your community especially when they are in need
- To gain experience and education in a wide variety of topics including - firefighting, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, fire codes, sprinkler systems and alarm systems
- Meet and work with others in your community, gain a sense of camaraderie with others by working together
Whatever your age or physical abilities there is something you can do at your local fire house to help out! While firefighters are needed, there are many other jobs where you could help:
- Drivers and pump operators are essential to all emergency operations (you can’t get there without a driver!)
- Support personnel at the scene to move hoses, get equipment, etc.
- EMS personnel are needed for both first responders and ambulances
- Fire prevention teachers, people to help with truck maintenance and fire station maintenance are also needed.
- IT personnel to assist with our computers, network, website, and printers
- Help with fundraising and other fire company functions
Please attend Fire Fest and find out how you can help out at your local fire station. If you cannot make it out that day please call us at 281-550-6663 to speak with a Public Information Officer.
