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Sat. Sep 4th 2010
Water Rescue Awareness Training

Eight members from Company 1 participated in some in-house Water Rescue Awareness Training this morning.  Volunteers par...

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Sat. Sep 4th 2010
Team Company 1 @ The Village Run 5K

Volunteers from Company 1 set the example that our personal Fitness & Wellness are important parts of being a volunteer f...

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Fri. Sep 3rd 2010
Members pay respects to Founding Member

Several members from Fire Station 1 gathered together to pay final respects to one of our Founding Members.  Mr. E. Floy...

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3971 Old Buckingham Road
Powhatan, VA  23139

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We have 2 types of Membership that you can apply for:
 
 1. Associate Membership- These members are support personnel that help with fund-raisers, help cleanup after big calls and support the firefighters and EMTs on major incidents with rehab supplies. These members are eligible to receive the same county benefits, but do not get issued all of the equipment that the Firefighters and EMTs receive. These members do not have to take training and do not respond to emergency calls.
 
 2. Active Firefighter or EMT Membership- These members perform the same duties as the associates with the exception that you continually train and respond to emergencies.
 
What it takes to become a member of Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1:
  •       You must fill out an application.
  •          You must submit to a National Background Check
  •          You must be at least 16 years of age. (If you are between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age you must have the permission of your parent or guardian and they must sign off for you to apply.)
  •         You must have not committed a felony.
  •         You have to submit to a Driver History Check through DMV.
 
Once you have completed the application and the background check is submitted to the Fire Secretary, your application goes on the board at Fire Station 1. At our monthly meeting, on the 3rd Monday of every month, you need to be present and your application will be read. Once your application has been read, it will be posted on the board at the station for 1 month until the next meeting. Finally, your application will be read a final time at the meeting and you will be voted in to the company, provided your DMV check & Background Check come back clear.
 
 The next step in the process is you are put on 6 months of probation and we get you all of your equipment and pay for you to attend classes to get Certified as a Firefighter I or Emergency Medical Technician. Both of these courses are around 100 hours each.
 
 
We require our members to meet the following requirements in a 12 month period:
 
 Active Firefighter or EMT Membership:
  •        To attend at least 8 monthly meetings.
  •        To attend at least 1 company fund-raiser.
  •          To do at least 12 work hours at the company.
  •         To run at least 10% of the calls.
  •      Obtain 75 hours of Firefighting or EMS training as a new member & after your first year obtain a minimum of 30 hours each year there after.

Associate Membership:

     - Attend 1 Company Fund-raiser.

     -Obtain at least 24 work hours at the company.

This is what you get out of being a volunteer for the county of Powhatan:

  • Great advanced Fire & EMS training at no cost  to you
  • Tax Voucher for $125.00 towards your personnel property taxes once you meet the requirements set by the County
  • Personnel Property Tax Reduction from $3.60 to $1.80 once you meet the requirements set by the County
  • License Fee Wavier once you meet the requirements set  by the County.
  • Training Incentive of $100.00 to use towards buying additional Fire or EMS Gear once you meet the training requirements set  by Fire Company 1
  • Satisfaction of serving the citizens of Powhatan County while working with some of the most highly trained and motivated people.
 To see what we do check out the Recruitment Video on the Video Link.
If you are still interested in becoming a Volunteer please email us.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 




Recent Calls

Mon. Aug 30th 2010
Double Flyout from a Vehicle Crash in the 1st Due

Volunteers from Companies 1, 3 and Powhatan Rescue responded to the report of a motor vehicle crash in the 4300 blk of Worsha...

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Thu. Aug 12th 2010
House Fire in our 2nd Due!!!

On 8/12/2010 around 22:00 hrs volunteers from companies 1, 2 & Chesterfield Engine 5 responded to the reported house fire...

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Wed. Aug 11th 2010
Trailer Fire in our 2nd Due!!!

Around 10:30hrs on 8/11/10 Volunteers from Companies 1 & 2 responded to the report of a trailer fire in the 1400 blk of S...

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Mon. Sep 13th 2010 6:30pm
FF 1 class


Wed. Sep 15th 2010 6:30pm
FF 1 class


Mon. Sep 20th 2010 6:30pm
FF 1 class


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February  25  33
March  24  17
April  28  28
May  27  50
June  33  21
July  34  27
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