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Once the probationary period is completed, the member is eligible to become a fully qualified firefighter. In the United States, the Department of Labor classifies volunteer firefighters as firefighters that receive no compensation or nominal fees up to 20% of the compensation a full-time firefighter would receive in the same capacity. [19]
The original volunteer fire department, formed in 1942, served the town of Brownsburg and not rural communities. In 1945 the volunteer department began providing limited services to rural communities. In 1995 the department, along with state legislators, formed Indiana's first Fire Protection Territory. [1]
According to the National Fire Department Registry, in January 2025 there were 1,207,800 firefighters in the United States (this includes career, volunteer and paid per call firefighters as well as civilian staff and non-firefighting personnel). Of these, 14.7% are mostly or entirely career and 85.3% are mostly or entirely volunteer.
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Every firefighter can hold a high rank without having an official position. A firefighter can be promoted by years of service, training skills and qualifications. Official positions are partly elected or given by capabilities. These conditions allow that older ordinary firefighters have higher ranks than their leaders.
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Depending on the requirements of a department, additional skills and certifications may also be acquired at this time. Firefighters work closely with other emergency response agencies such as the police and emergency medical service. A firefighter's role may overlap with both. Fire investigators or fire marshals investigate the cause of a fire.
The weather report across the state for the week of May 9, 2022, in Indiana was just about perfect, and yet that didn't stop 71 baseball and 19 softball high school games from being cancelled.