The on-duty chaplain goes about their normal daily activities which will also include attending a police shift meeting and visiting the a fire station while keeping in contact with the 911 center who will dispatch them if they are needed. The Chaplaincy Corps also provide guidance, counseling, and comfort in time of crisis to the Police and Fire personnel. Chaplains serve as a resource to the community when requested by an officers or a citizen in time of personal or family crisis and serve during disasters as requested by emergency personnel. The Chaplaincy Corps clergy universally testify as to their growing respect for police and fire officers and the high quality of their work under constant and often severe stress. The success of the Chaplaincy Corps has been the result of the affirmation by officers who make the choice to offer the Chaplaincy Corps services to the citizens they serve.
Chaplains are unpaid volunteers.
Their respective churches or synagogues participate by allowing their clergy to undertake this service to the community in addition to their regular church duties. Support from ones congregations is essential for the task, and most receive overwhelming support form those they represent. Since this service in a 24 hour call basis, a busy day can be an exhausting and sleepless one. Yet, those who have served in the Chaplaincy Corps have found it to be most rewarding ministry.