Volunteer
Your neighbors need firefighters.
There is a place for you on our crew, whether or not you live in the district. No experience needed: we train you.
What it asks of you
Straight about it.
This is real service and it asks a lot. Better you know now than three months in.
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You will be woken up
Calls do not arrange themselves around your week. Some of them come at three in the morning, in February.
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You will train
Regular drill nights, and the training does not stop once you are signed off. It is how nobody gets hurt.
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No experience needed
Most people here started knowing nothing. Show up ready to work and be trusted, and you will be taught the rest.
Who can apply
A pulse, and the willingness to work.
Volunteer
Anyone can apply
You do not have to live in Sand Hollow Fire District. If you want to make the first truck out, it matters. If you are OK with the second truck, close counts.
No experience needed
We provide training.
Understand this is a volunteer position
A desire to help the community
Wildland
No experience needed
Training provided
Able to accept wildland assignments
Assignments may last up to 21 days, in remote locations.
Both
Pass a background check
Pass a pre-employment drug test
18 years old
Legally able to work in the US
How to join
Start here.
One application covers in-district volunteering and wildland. Provide all applicable certifications and qualifications that are relevant to the position; there is no need to come in first.
Wildland firefighters will be required to provide certifications and position task books certified by verifiable agency evaluators and instructors, to maintain compliance with NWCG requirements.
Questions first? Call (986) 221-9127, send us a message, or read about wildland.