Volunteer Essay

Introduction The Southport Volunteer Fire Department is in great need of an overhaul of its outdated rules, regulations and policies. The department has witnessed over the past several years a serious decline in its membership and the ranks are growing thin due to older members retiring. In order to save the fire department, it was determined that the department could benefit greatly from doing a strategic plan. A strategic plan will result in the department overhauling, its outdated rules,…

social club and since it was a composite department many of our members came from every walk of life as volunteers, we had mill workers, news anchors ,managers of companies just to name a few. And most of these members had no intension of ever becoming career members they wanted to help the community and be part of a social club. This social club worked very well for the city it had 40 volunteers to support their 16 career firefighters .At any given time you had plenty…

Furthermore, I was introduced to how a volunteer fire department distributes and receives its funds. I believe it was incredibly beneficial to see how much the fire department contributes to our community and that it is completely volunteer. Our fire department services our whole community, typically, most do not think about that fact, until you are in the position of need. But, to be in…

Firefighting is one of fifteen main Emergency Support Functions (ESF) established by the government to organize the response structure for any type of emergency or disaster. These functions break down the response by the aspect of protection covered but, all have the end result of “providing support, resources, program implementation, and services that are most likely needed to save lives, protect property and the environment, restore essential services and critical infrastructure, and help…

How I got to view the world through the eyes of others through my volunteer experiences. When you get to do that and learn something new but other ways to help you are truly outstanding. There are so many things that first attracted me to volunteering. Of course, it was advertised in a way to volunteer for yourself to gain experience however I was attracted by how a little can mean the world to someone else. I help others to simple help, not to gain as advertised. I got to see through…

I completed my volunteer work at three different organizations, The Center, King 's Harvest and North Star Community Center. The first organization I volunteered at was The Center which is a non profit organization that has been around since 2009. Its mission is to alleviate and minimize the pain and suffering of those facing oppression. They focus on three main groups the youth, the homeless and community development. The center focuses on using a holistic approach to helping these underserved…

Critical analysis of Community Risk Reduction Risk reduction is the modern trend in community as a way to prevent or limiting the dangers from occurring. This program the fire departments should implement will teach and show each hazard or dangerous area within their town. There are a variety of impacts that this program has to the community and fire department. In addition, creating a risk program will provide a strong and highly thought out strategy to tackle this situation. Also, fire…

Abstract In the business of emergency response it is paramount that those called upon have the training needed to ensure they along with all involved live to see another day. “As stated in the “Fire Officer Principles and Practice” textbook “the training required has become increasingly complex in a rapid manner due to the demand of expertise the job requires.” (Jones & Bartlett, 2010) Failure to display learned technicalities of the job can lead to loss of life and or property. In the event a…

Program Introduction The Texas Fire Chiefs Recognition Program is a voluntary process where fire departments in Texas prove their compliance with Texas fire service’s current Best Practices. These Best Practices were carefully developed by Texas Fire Service professionals to assist departments in the efficient and effective delivery of service and the protection of individual’s rights. The Texas Fire Chiefs Association developed the Recognition Program to assist Texas departments in meeting…

Currently Waco Fire Marshal’s Office carries the peace officer commissions for a total of ten (10) personnel. Of these ten: five are currently assigned to the Prevention Division, one is listed as the Chief Administrator, and four are listed as reserve officers for the Marshal’s Office. The Chief Administrator is in the process of being changed which will increase the number of reserve officers to five. Current practices require those whose commission is carried by the Department to perform…