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33 people are interested
Volunteer EMTs and Firefighter/EMTs needed
ORGANIZATION: Glen Echo Fire Department Foundation
Please visit the new page to apply.
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33 people are interested
Take your volunteering to the next level and become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Learn a skillset that will allow you to help your community in a more specialized way -- in a way that most people cannot.
Staff our ambulance and respond to emergencies in the greater Bethesda area, all the while becoming a part of our outstanding community of volunteers. The department pays for your training and supports you along the way.
Volunteers are expected to ride one shift a week. The usual volunteer shift is 12-14 hours, from between 5-7pm to 7am. In addition, volunteers must complete a fair bit of training, most notably EMT class but also classes in hazardous materials, radio operations, firehouse software, etc.
After you’re fully checked off as a Glen Echo EMT, you then have the choice to go on to become a paramedic, an ambulance driver, and/or a firefighter.
More opportunities with Glen Echo Fire Department Foundation
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Glen Echo Fire Department Foundation
Location:
5920 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, MD 20816, US
Mission Statement
Glen Echo Fire Department Foundation supports the department volunteers who train for, intervene in, and mitigate medical, fire, and rescue emergencies, while also building community among both our members and our neighbors.
Description
A part of the Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service, Glen Echo Fire Department is an emergency response organization located in Bethesda, Maryland.
The station is combination career/volunteer, and runs an ambulance, a fire engine, a paramedic chase car, and an ATV. There are five career personnel at the station at all times, and volunteer shifts of up to seven people bump up the staffing on evenings, weekends, holidays, summer break, etc.
Despite it being a fire department, volunteers at Glen Echo primarily staff the ambulance, though there’s also opportunities to go through fire training and ride on the engine as well.
Glen Echo runs roughly 2,400 calls a year. The most common dispatch is "injured person from a fall," but the department responds to everything from car crashes to heart attacks to fires to cardiac arrests.
For more information, please visit http://www.gefd.org/ or email membership@gefd.org.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5920 Massachusetts AveBethesda, MD 20816
DATE POSTED
August 9, 2018
SKILLS
- EMT
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Patient Care
- First Aid / CPR
- Healthcare
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- A weekly 12-hour shift, plus training
- 2-year commitment