1. INSERT YOUR DEPARTMENT LOGO INSERT YOUR DEPARTMENT LOGO

2. Citizens Helping Fire & EMS

3.  Agency Name   Area served   Number of Personnel   Number of stations   Paid, volunteer or combination   Assessed value of community   Number and type of emergency responses About Your (Department Name Here)

4.  Working behind the lines to help those on the front lines

5. Citizens advocates for fire and emergency services Citizen participation in the community Scarce front line resources

6.  Locally based and locally controlled  Community-service oriented  Engages interests and talents of citizens  Designed for non-hazardous tasks  Does not replace a current paid or volunteer positions  Locally based and locally controlled  Community-service oriented  Engages interests and talents of citizens  Designed for non-hazardous tasks  Does not replace a current paid or volunteer positions Non-operational citizen advocates for fire prevention, emergency medicine and homeland security

7.  Give back to your country, your state and your community through the hours you assist   Allows emergency responders to focus on operational tasks   Improve the capability of your fire/EMS departments   Gain invaluable insights into our nation's emergency service agencies and how they work   Become better prepared for an emergency

8.  Launched in December 2004 at the White House   One of five Citizen Corps Partner Programs   Fire Corps Founding Partners:   International Association of Fire Chiefs   International Association of Fire Fighters   National Volunteer Fire Council   Fire Corps Founding Partners:   International Association of Fire Chiefs   International Association of Fire Fighters   National Volunteer Fire Council

9. The list of non-operational tasks is endless, so don't limit it to just the list presented here. ANY non-operational task you can think of can be accomplished by a citizen advocate   Administrative Functions   Public Safety Education   Fundraising   Data Entry   Bookkeeping   Explorers/Scouts   Canteen Services   Public Relations   Pre-Plan Research   Apparatus and Facility Maintenance

10. Fire and EMS departments require a variety of skills. You will be interviewed to identify your skills, talents and knowledge. A program coordinator will then try to match your skills to an appropriate assignment. For example, if you're a graphic designer, your fire/EMS department may ask you to help design a brochure; if you're a computer software expert, they may want you to help improve their existing information system. For example, if you're a graphic designer, your fire/EMS department may ask you to help design a brochure; if you're a computer software expert, they may want you to help improve their existing information system.

11. Departments benefit from citizens who range in age from teens to seniors and for people of all abilities and talents. Fire and EMS departments will strive to match your skills with their own needs. Departments benefit from citizens who range in age from teens to seniors and for people of all abilities and talents. Fire and EMS departments will strive to match your skills with their own needs.

12.  Contact [LOCAL DEPT. INFO]   Fill out local Fire Corps application/questionnaire

13.  First responders obtain stronger support   Departments gain greater efficiency   Emergency services acquire an army of new advocates   Citizens get to do their part for emergency preparedness

14. Most departments are happy to have you offer any level of service. Most likely, you will work out a schedule of hours that is acceptable to the department and you.

15.  Most departments will screen citizen advocates very thoroughly   A short orientation and training will introduce you to the department

16. Fire and EMS departments often welcome corporate support for community initiatives. When partnering with a local department, businesses can lend programmatic, financial and staff support. Fire Corps can help you take the lead on building a new fire and EMS/corporate partnership.

17. Add your local department contact name, phone number and web site if you have one. *

19. Congressional Fire Service Institute Fire Department Safety Officers Association International Association of Arson Investigators International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters International Association of Fire Chiefs International Association of Fire Fighters International Fire Service Training Association International Society of Fire Service Instructors National Association of Hispanic Firefighters National Association of State Fire Marshals National Fire Protection Association North American Fire Training Directors Volunteers in Police Service Women in the Fire Service Congressional Fire Service Institute Fire Department Safety Officers Association International Association of Arson Investigators International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters International Association of Fire Chiefs International Association of Fire Fighters International Fire Service Training Association International Society of Fire Service Instructors National Association of Hispanic Firefighters National Association of State Fire Marshals National Fire Protection Association North American Fire Training Directors Volunteers in Police Service Women in the Fire Service Working Together With Fire & EMS