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A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.
The majority of fire departments in the United States are volunteer. Of the total 29,452 fire departments in the country, 18,873 are all volunteer; 5,335 are mostly volunteer; 2,459 are mostly career; and 2,785 are all career.
A Volunteer Fire Fighter is a trained and dedicated individual who serves their community by responding to emergency calls and providing firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services.
NFPA 1720 requires that volunteer fire departments and combination fire departments have a training program and policy in place to ensure that all volunteer firefighters have the skills needed to safely and successfully execute all operations they may be asked to perform.
Almost 70% of U.S. firefighters are volunteers. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is working with our partners to help keep volunteers healthy and safe, and to keep the volunteer fire and emergency medical services (EMS) strong now and in the future.
A volunteer firefighter is a member of the public who offers to give their time to their local fire department for free. They do this to service their community and to help with the important job of tackling fires and medical emergencies.
The primary objective of fire departments is to help prevent the fire from taking lives and destroying property. A volunteer firefighter is an individual who voluntarily provides his/her services to protect the community.