Fire Department
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Paid Staff
Fire Chief - Chief Roll
Administrative assistant - Anna Fitzgerald
Captain - Trent Smith
Captain & Training Officer - Kristy Olme
Firefighters - James Cravener, Emily Jury, Kyle Stamp
PT Firefighters - Mauged Missiha, Tyler Swirka, Steven Willie
Volunteers
Firefighters - Alex Aceto, Dave Aceto, Tim Balough, Jeremy Bisher, Dave
Breitenfeld, Scott Egolf, Billy Fikejs, Carrie Fikejs, Kurt Fishinger,  Tony Frey,
Daniel Hall, Heather Hall, Matt Hulsey, Jessica Lippet-Adams, Eugene McDevitt,
Kim McDonald, Kjirsten Olme, Ryan Peters, Trevor Rafferty, Brian Roach, Josh
Thompson
Auxiliary
Sue Bercuk, Ray Bondi, Cory Bradshaw, Bob Erwig, Jack Fredericks, Doug
Gerald, Derek Goossen,
John Kofel, Bob Meland, Mark Olme, Colin Prol, Ted
Rafferty, Heather Thompson,

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, SECOND 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 36 HOURS OF TRAINING EACH YEAR AND MEET MINIMUM SHIFT REQWUIREMENTS.  

SHIFTS

CURRENTLY THE NORTH-WEST FIRE DEPARTMENT RUNS A SHIFT ROTATION.    YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN UP FOR 24 HOURS OF SHIFTING 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 719-836-3150.
North-West Fire Protection District
RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS