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Become a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT
ORGANIZATION: Baileys Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department
Please visit the new page to apply.
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7 people are interested
Volunteers Firefighters/Emergency Medical Technicians wanted. Volunteering as a Firefighter with the Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department can be very rewarding. Knowing that you've made a difference in the lives of the people you've helped is an excellent feeling.
As a firefighter/EMT you will prepare to and respond to emergent and non-emergent alarms that include structural fires, medical emergencies, rescues, assistance calls, environmental emergencies, and all other related events for which citizens may request services.
Significant time commitment is required.
Training will be provided.
For additional information visit www.bxrvfd.org
This is an operational position that requires a yearly commitment of a minimum of 240 hours, plus training.
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About Baileys Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department
Location:
3601 Firehouse Lane, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041, US
Mission Statement
The Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organzation whose mission for over 60 years has been to provide emergency and non-emergency services to protect the lives, property, and environment of Fairfax County, Arlington County and City of Alexandria.
Description
The Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is non-profit volunteer organization charged with providing fire and emergency medical services in the Baileys Crossroads neighborhood of Fairfax County and adjacent communities in the City of Alexandria and the County of Arlington. Emergency services are provided in partnership with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, a county government organization. Under the partnership agreement the volunteer organization is responsible for furnishing apparatus, equipment, facilities and supplemental staffing; while the county government organization is responsible for the staffing front-line units.
The Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1942. Today the Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department operates as Fairfax County Fire Station 10 and with over 8,869[1] emergency responses every year is one of the busiest in Fairfax County.
The department’s first-due area of responsibility is comprise of an urban geographical area of approximately 3.5 square miles that includes a towering group of 26-story apartment buildings and offices built in the 1970s, known as The Skyline Center. The department serves an ethnically, racially, culturally and economically diverse population of over twenty-three thousand[2] . According to census data, the population density in the department’s first-due area could be as high as 13,531 residents per square mile in some areas; considerably higher than the Fairfax County average of 2,767 residents per square mile.
[1] Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, Annual Summary Report (FY2012)
[2] US Department of Commerce, US Census Bureau, 2010
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Baileys Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department3601 Firehouse LaneFalls Church, VA 22041
DATE POSTED
February 1, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- available for at least three years
- Must pass a medical exam, a physical agility test and a background check.