WASHINGTONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT INFORMATION:
Explorer (13-15)
Explorer (13-15):
The Explorer Program is a brand new program within the Washingtonville Fire Department. The goal of this program is to expose young people to the fire service and provide basic knowledge and understanding of firefighting. Explorers will have their meeting nights the second and fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30PM to 8:30PM starting in September of 2022. During these training nights explorers will take part in fun team building events and learn basic firefighting skills from trained Firefighters and Officers of the Washingtonville Fire Department . Explorers are PROHIBITED to responding to incidents and attending regular training nights. Once an explorer turns 16 years of age they are allowed to apply for the rank of Junior Firefighter
THE WASHINGTONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS WE ARE STAFFED 100% OF THE TIME BY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER:
‣ BE PART OF A DEPARTMENT WHICH OFFERS A FRIENDLY AND FAMILY LIKE ENVIRONMENT
‣ FREE TRAINING AT LOCAL FIRE TRAINING CENTERS
‣ LEARN IN HOUSE FROM HIGHLY EXPERIENCED OFFICERS AND MEMBERS
‣ WE HAVE MODERN AND WELL MAINTAINED EQUIPMENT
‣ USE OF A WEIGHT ROOM AND EXERCISE AREA
‣ A FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WHILE HELPING THE COMMUNITY
IF YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN STOP BY THE STATION ON TUESDAY EVENINGS AFTER 7:30PM OR CALL 845-496-8591 AND LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION
