Citizen Corps

Fire Corps is an integral part of CitizenSCorps, the Department of Homeland

ecurity’s grass-roots movement that

in your area, visit www.citizencorps.gov.Corps and other Citizen Corps programsand get involved. To learn more about FireCouncils to inspire people to take actioncommunities have organized Citizen Corpsger, and better prepared. All over America,communities and our nation safer, stronactively involves everyone in making our

Fiwww.cfsi.orgCongressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)

re Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA)

Iwww.fdsoa.org

nternational Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)

FInternational Association of Black Professional Firewww.firearson.com

ighters (IABPFF)

Iwww.iabpff.org

nternational Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Iwww.iafc.org

nternational Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

Iwww.iaff.org

nternational Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA)

Iwww.ifsta.org

nternational Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)

Nwww.isfsi.org

ational Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF)

Nwww.nahf.org

ational Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM)

Nwww.firemarshals.org

ational Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)

Nowww.nvfc.org

rth American Fire Training Directors (NAFTD)

Vwww.naftd.org

olunteers in Police Service (VIPS)

Wwww.policevolunteers.org

omen in the Fire Service (WFSI)

www.wfsi.orgFire Corps National Advisory Committee Members

Funded by the Department of Homeland Security,

Fire Corps is a vital program of Citizen Corps and the effort

to have everyone in America prepare, train, and volunteer.

Citizens HelpingFire & EMS
What is Fire Corps?

Fire Corps is the key component of Citizen

Vthe International Association of Fire Chiefs’nationally through a collaborative partnership oftheir community. Fire Corps is coordinatedment a citizen advocate program and promote it inEMS departments nationwide on how to impleties. Fire Corps provides information to fire anduse of citizen advocates for non-operational activiconstrained fire and EMS departments through theCorps that supports and supplements resourceolunteer Combination Officers Section, theIN

nternational Association of Fire Fighters, the

ational Volunteer Fire Council, and the U.S. Fire

Administration.

Focus on FIRE & EMS

Fire and EMS Departments can engage citizens who are

operational activities. interested in assisting the department in a variety of nonInformation on how to implementFire Corps within your department is available atywww.firecorps.org. Once you have started your program,

ou can also register it on the website to have it included

Fcontact you.in the national directory and help interested citizens

ocus on CITIZENS

Citizen advocates who aid departments in non-operaHe support their local fire and emergency service departments. life-threatening situations. Everyone can do something to on being prepared for and responding to the most critical, tional activities allow first responders to focus their efforts re are some suggestions gathered from America’s own first

responders for possible Fire Corps program activities:

■

During times of heightened national security alerts,remergency supplies, shelter readiness, and proceduresassist in planning for quick access to stocks of

eview

■ Promote fire safety and prevention in schools and

homes

■ Develop websites and computer programs for the

department

■ Provide back up support during major events when

response agencies may be overwhelmed

■

dataAssist with incident reporting and entering statistical

■

Help write grant applications

■ Assist with public relations■

Organize fundraising initiatives

■ Assist with youth mentoring programs■

income families or for people with disabilitiesCheck and install smoke alarms for low

■ Provide administrative and clerical support■ Assist with canteen services at major incidents■

calls, managing records, and other office tasksAssist with typing reports, answering telephone

■

vAssist with mitigation measures: wildland

egetation removal near structures,

rfloodproofing, or non-structural earthquake

esistant measures

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families in needcleanup, food drives, and toy collections forAssist community programs, such as roadside

■ Provide foreign language translation of safety

literature and outreach materials

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Offer to serve in a department’s auxiliary

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Help to improve understanding of specializedrfire/EMS services such as hazardous materials

esponse, urban search and rescue (USAR),

youth services, water/mountain rescue, billingservices, etc.

■ Develop informational newsletters to include

messagesholiday or seasonal fire safety & prevention

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Members of the faith-based community canprovide counseling and other services

FIRE CORPS

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Washington, DC 20036

info@firecorps.org www.firecorps.org

(202) 887-4809 (202) 887-5291 fax