Volunteers

Name of the Department

This is the Lookingglass Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD).

Mission Statement

The LVFD meets the needs of our community by providing well-trained firefighters for response to fire, rescue, medical and public service incidents. We protect lives, property, and the environment with compassion and a dedication to excellence. We meet or exceed the requirements of local, state and national statutes and standards related to the Fire Service. Our conduct will reflect our commitment to safety, honesty, personal responsibility, fairness, respectfulness and integrity. We recognize that the most effective way to protect lives and property is to prevent fires from occurring through fire prevention and education.

Lookingglass Rural Fire District is manned entirely by well-trained, dedicated volunteers and we can always use more. Volunteers must be 18 or older and live within the district. Volunteers attend drill one night per week (currently Thursdays at 7pm). Firefighter certification requires completing an 81 hour class on structural fire suppression. Interested volunteers can take additional training to get certification for various levels of medical responder.

Current Training Schedule:

This schedule is subject to change.

• January 7 — Chapter 27: NIMS – ICS Sec 1 Organizational Functions and Sec 2 Incident Leadership.
• January 9 — Extra: Champagne Ck Ranch Event.
• January 14 — Chapter 27: NIMS –ICS Sec 3 Incident Management.
• January 21 — OSHA Respiratory Protection & Safety; SCBA donning, use; Fit Test (Computer).
• January 28 — OSHA: Ladder Safety; Driving Safety.
• February 4 — FFII: Chapter 19: Sec I Initiating Operations; Sec II Transferring Command.
• February 11 — FFII: Chapter 19: Sec III Coordinating Unit Operation; Sec IV Post incident Reports.
• February 18 — OSHA: Confined Space Entry; Industrial Fire Prevention; Hand & Power Tool Safety.
• February 25 — OSHA: Hearing Conservation & Safety; Right-to-know; Lock out/Tag out.

We currently have 19 active volunteers, of which 6 are officers, 7 are firefighters and/or medical first responders, and 6 are firefighter trainees.

To learn more, or to add your name to our list of volunteers, please call the fire station.