Fire Department
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Paid Staff
Fire Chief - Mike Roll
Assistant Chief - Bob Olme
Administrative assistant - Anna Gerrald
Captain - Trent Smith
Captain & Training Officer - Kristy Olme
Firefighters - James Cravener, Emily Jury, Colin Prol, Kyle Stamp
Volunteers
Firefighters - Dave Aceto, Tim Balough, Ray Bondi, Cory Bradshaw, Angela
Cochran,
William Fikejs, Kurt Fishinger, Jack Fredericks, Tony Frey, Doug
Gerrald, Derek Gooseen,
Matt Hulsey, Joel Krause, Eugene McDevitt, Kim
McDonald, Robert Meland, Mauged Missiha, Aaron Myers,
Ryan Myers, Ryan
Peters,
Ted Rafferty, Brian Roach, Tyler Swirka, Heather Thompson, Joshua
Thompson, John Wilkerson
, Steve Willie

Auxiliary - Sue Bercuk, Richard Cade, Kristine Cade, Robert Erwig, Mary Ann
Hartt, Jim Levi

Facilities and Apparatus
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THE NORTH-WEST FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
VOLUNTEER FIRE PERSONNEL.  YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, HAVE A
CLEAR BACKGROUND CHECK, BE PHYSICALLY CAPABLE, AND HAVE NO DRUG OR
ALCOHOL PROBLEMS.  THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS UP TO 12 MONTHS.  THE
DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING, PLUS YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND A STATE
CERTIFIED FIRE ACADEMY AND EMT-BASIC CLASS.  

TRAINING

THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY TRAINS THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY EVENING
EACH MONTH WITH SOME SPECIAL TRAININGS ON WEEKENDS.  FIRE ACADEMY AND EMT
CLASSES WILL REQUIRE MORE TIME.

PENSION

THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PENSION IF YOU MAKE A
MINIMUM OF 12 TRAININGS EACH YEAR AND YOU RESPOND TO 10 % OF ANNUAL CALLS
OR PROVIDE 3 SHIFTS PER MONTH.  

SHIFTS

CURRENTLY THE NORTH-WEST FIRE DEPARTMENT RUNS A SHIFT ROTATION.  THE SHIFT
IS FROM 6 P.M UNTIL 6 A.M., 7 DAYS A WEEK.  YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP FOR 2
SHIFTS EACH MONTH.  THE SHIFT SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE IN THE
FUTURE.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND BE A PART OF A FUN, EXCITING
TEAM IN A FAST GROWING, PROGRESSIVE FIRE DISTRICT.  THE DEPARTMENT WILL
PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE JOB.  WE TRAIN IN OPERATIONS SUCH
AS WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING, VEHICLE EXTRICATION,
STRUCTURE FIREFIGHTING, ICE RESCUE, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OTHER SKILLS.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE STOP BY STATION #2 AT 21455 HIGHWAY 285, FAIRPLAY
OR CONTACT US AT 836-3150.
North-West Fire Protection District
RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS