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 3 – Wildland Fire Behavior, S-190 (units 1 & 2A)
• January 10 – Wildland Fire Behavior, S-190 (units 2B & 2C)
• January 17 – Wildland Fire Behavior, S-190 (units 2C & 3)
• January 24 – Wildland Fire Behavior, S-190 (units 3 & Exam)
• January 31 – TPE skills review-practice-evolutions
• February 7 – OSHA Respiratory Protection & Safety
• February 14 – SCBA donning, use, Fit Test; EMS: FFI#22, S-IV, Cardiac arrest, CPR
• February 21 – EMS: CPR Practical
• February 28 – OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens; EMS: Case Mgmt
• March 7 – Safety Committee Meeting/Inspection, Apparatus Checks, & Officers Meeting
• March 14 – OSHA: Hearing Conservation & Safety; Right-to-know; Lock out/Tag out
• March 21 – OSHA: Confined Space Entry; Industrial Fire Prevention; Hand & Power Tool Safety
• March 28 – OSHA: Ladder Safety; Driving Safety

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.