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.

• October 3 – FFI #5: Fire Behavior: Sec V, VI, VII, VIII.
• October 10 –NFPA Rope Rescue: 5.1 Awareness.
• October 15 – Extra Duty: 12:15 t0 2:30pm; Fire prevention program for School.
• October 17 –NFPA Rope Rescue: 5.2 Operations.
• October 24 – TPE skills review-practice-evolutions.
• October 31 – Pizza Night.
• November 7 – FFI #11, Forcible Entry: I, II, III, IV.
• November 9 and 10 – Extra Class. Auto Extrication. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day; 1st day at Tenmile, 2nd day LRFD.
• November 14 – FFI #11, Forcible Entry: V, VI, VII, VIII.
• November 21 – FFI #11, Forcible Entry: Skill Sheets.
• November 28 – Turkey Day.

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.