Recruitment & Volunteering

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Winchester EMT/Firefighters and Volunteers perform challenging and rewarding work preventing, combating, and extinguishing fire, as well as providing emergency medical services to the community. This work involves duties of protecting life and property through the performance of EMS and firefighting activities. 

As an employee of the Winchester Fire & Rescue Department, you can expect many opportunities for growth within the first five years of on-boarding. The WFRD provides and aggressively supports numerous career and training opportunities. 

Becoming a Volunteer with one of our four volunteer stations provides you with an opportunity to get acquainted with fire and rescue and gain valuable training and experience to make a difference for you and the community.

Volunteer Opportunities

Operational Volunteers

Becoming a volunteer firefighter with one of our four volunteer stations provides you with a prime opportunity to get acquainted with fire service and gain some valuable training and experience. By becoming a firefighter you gain the chance to help neighbors and friends within our community. You will be provided with vital “hands on” experience that will be an excellent stepping stone into your fire service career. You will fight fires (fire suppression), run EMS calls and serve the community in many other ways such as, fund-raising, fire prevention, and more.

Candidates get hands-on experience through quality training with the tools of the trade. Professional Firefighters and EMS personnel work as a team during emergencies to protect life and property. 

Administrative and Auxiliary Volunteers

Specific participation requirements for administrative and auxiliary members vary from station to station and depend on the level of participation desired by the individual volunteer. Training is provided at the station level. Opportunities exist within human resources, fundraising, community outreach, life safety education, accounting, and many other areas. Administrative members are allowed limited participation in operational duties. 

 

Ride-Along Program

The Ride-Along program is designed to provide EMS students or observers the opportunity to witness field operations and/or perform EMS skills as a student to meet/obtain competency requirements as authorized by their level of instruction/certification.  An EMS student or ALS Trainee may participate in the Ride-Along program if they are enrolled in and pursuing a professional certificate, associate degree or higher program in EMS from a college, or other program that is accredited/recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services to provide EMS education or if they are affiliated with licensed EMS agency within the Lord Fairfax EMS Council region.  

Our Foundation

The Winchester Fire and Rescue Foundation provides our community with education and tools for fire prevention and assisting the Fire and Rescue Department with funding for equipment, training, and public outreach needs.

Winchester Fire & Rescue Foundation