What Kind of Training do Volunteer Firefighters Receive?
Operation and Deployment
Table 1: Minimum requirements for volunteer fire department response capabilities (modified from NFPA 1720 Table 4.3.2).
|Demand Zone||Demographics||Mininum Staff to Respond||Response Time in Minutes|
|Urban area||More than 1,000 people per square mile||15||9|
|Suburban area||Between 500-1,000 people per square mile||10||10|
|Rural area||Less than 500 people per square mile||6||14|
|Remote area||Travel distance of 8 miles or more||4||Depends on travel distance|
|Special Risks||Determined by the AHJ||Determined by AHJ based on risk||Determined by the AHJ|
Who Responds to What?
Volunteer Fire Departments – Providing Peace of Mind in Their Communities
In appreciation for firefighters everywhere, we here at Koorsen wanted to provide our readers with this post, a better understanding of volunteer fire departments and combination fire departments. Today, more than 745,000 trained and highly committed volunteer firefighters protect their communities every day in this country. With the firm foundation provided by the NFPA standards for their operation and continuous improvement combined with the training volunteers receive and the passion they bring to the job, volunteer fire departments are making their communities safer.