Volunteer as Staff
Most of the below positions do not require set hours or schedules (an exception would be scheduled training nights). The vast majority of our staff jobs can be done at the convenience of the person doing them.
Rehab and Support: The Rehab team is designed to support fire and medical services as well as civilians on incident scenes by providing fresh water, coffee, snacks, and meals to personnel working extended call responses.
Plant Services: We have staff that currently makes repairs and minor changes to our stations and administration complex. We need general handy people that can assist with maintaining and repairing plumbing, electrical, and minor building issues.
Field Communications: We have a dedicated staff of radio technicians that maintain approximately 200 portable and mobile radios along with our fixed facility radio equipment. Communications equipment is the heartbeat of our operation. We are always in need of assistance in this department. A ham radio operator license and/or commercial two-way radio knowledge is a plus, but not a requirement.
IT Department: TCFD IT is always looking for help with the following: Network Administration; System Administration; End-user Device Administration; Physical Security Systems; Network Cabling; Vendor Management/Contracting; Printers, Scanners, and other odds and ends. Help desk experience is a plus.
Supply and Logistics: Our Shipping and Receiving Department and our Supply Department is in need of organized volunteers to assist with receiving new equipment, categorizing and inventory procedures, cleaning and storage as well as inventory control of hundreds of pieces of fire gear and fire equipment.
Grant Writer: We are in need of grant writers. Our department applies for state, local, and federal grants regularly. This is a very tedious but exciting process that requires patience and persistence. This again can be done remotely or in-house.
Hospitality/Rehab: Our department is always in need of volunteer assistance with planning and executing department social activities as well as on-scene personnel rehab at active emergency scenes. The department provides social activities regularly for the members and their immediate family along with rehab services for our members operating on extended incidents.
Social Media and Photography; Our Department has a very active online social media presence that changes hourly. We are seeking volunteers to assist with gathering information about calls to be used in social media posts, taking photos at incident scenes, and department activities. These positions report directly to our Public Information Officer.
Website Development and Maintenance; Along with our social media presence we also maintain an informative website. This website is needed to be maintained regularly. We are seeking volunteers that have website development and maintenance experience that can assist with our active website.