Become a Volunteer

There are many ways to volunteer with the Donnelly Rural Fire Protection District – whether on-scene, behind-the-scenes, or in the community – we can use your help! 

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A Tradition of Service

Since 1976 , DRFPD has provided the highest value fire-rescue service to our property and home owners by “combining” the benefits of 24 volunteer firefighters with the benefits of  12 career firefighters.

To continue providing that high level of service our community expects, our model depends upon residents and homeowners like you to get involved. Check out the video below to learn about some Fire Fighters who volunteer

FIND THE FIRE FIGHTER IN YOU

Being a volunteer fire fighter with the Donnelly Fire Department is a truly rewarding experience. Not only are you dedicating your time to those in need, but the relationships you will build with the other members and families will last you a lifetime.

• Give back to the community in a most unique way
• Excitement your day job doesn’t offer
• Help neighbors and strangers alike in their time of need
• Sense of pride from being part of an elite team
• Organized social events for volunteers and their families
• Leadership and management opportunities
• Learn new skills and make close friends
• Be in a profession you never thought of “back then”

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:

• Firefighting
• Non-Firefighting On-Scene Support
• Administrative Support
• Community Education & Outreach

EVEN MORE BENEFITS

Making a difference in your community is its own reward, but joining our team can also give you access to some exciting benefits as well. In support of our hard-working volunteers, we offer free training in house, regional, and national opportunities. Memberships to volunteer firefighter organizations and life flight membership for you and your household. There are other benefits as well by joining our team come in and fill out an application today!

A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP

Our volunteers are diverse in age, backgrounds, and occupations.  Attorneys, Business-Owners, Stay-at-home parents, Accountants, Engineers, Retirees, Teachers, Sales Professionals and Pastors have all been part of our team. Men and women of all ages are encouraged to volunteer!

• District residency not required
• Flexible options for busy families and professionals
• Choice of firefighting and non-firefighting roles for new members 

The majority of our members join without any previous experience. Our training programs are designed to educate our new members as well as provide ongoing skill development to our existing members.

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING

At all of our calls — no matter how routine they may be to us — we are making a difference in people’s lives.  But, it wouldn’t be fair to let you think that all we do is fight big fires and rescue babies.  Fortunately, there are not many times when we are called to incidents of that severity.  The majority of what we do is much less intense.  But no matter how “routine” the majority of our work may be to us — we know that it isn’t routine for those who have called us.  We happen to think our brother, NY Volunteer Firefighter Mark Bezos, in his TED Talk, does a great job of telling the story of how even the small things we do make a big difference in the lives of neighbors and strangers alike in their time of need. 

Check out the video below:

Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter