Opportunities From: PATH Volunteer Hub

Castleton Volunteer Fire Company members are the backbone of our department. Volunteer members assist with the countless hours of office work and behind the scenes effort that helps fire and rescue efforts run smoothly.  Members are encouraged to participate in activities such as fundraising, special events, grant writing, paperwork, website  & Facebook development & maintenance. Volunteer members allow firefighters and EMS personnel to do their jobs. 

Volunteer members jobs are very flexible and match the skills and abilities of the volunteer with needs of the department. Volunteers write grants, file state and federal reports, participate in fundraising events such as the “Turkey Shoot”,  maintain our website and Facebook page, and perform maintenance on the trucks and buildings.  Almost anyone can volunteer without any special skies or training. But we can provide training at no cost if members want to become ambulance or fire truck drivers, EMTs, etc. Please contact us to join and help save a life in Castleton!

Castleton Firefighters are essential to protecting the public safety in our community.  They respond to a wide variety of fires including house fires, vehicle fires, and wild fires. Firefighters are trained at our expense and are provided the best equipment available to make their jobs as safe as possible. Members who become firefighters also typically receive training on vehicle extrication and various rope and technical rescue components. 

Positions as firefighters are very flexible. Members are encouraged to volunteer as many hours as they are comfortable with no minimum hours required. All fire and rescue training is paid for entirely by the department including EMT, Firefighting, driver training, and any advanced level courses. The best thing about volunteer fire departments is that we do not require any level of prior experience and encourage members to become well educated in any area. 

EMTs are the basic prehospital healthcare providers. EMTs respond to a variety of emergencies and provide basic emergency medical care to patients until arriving at the emergency room. EMTs are vital  as the majority of our calls are medical. Members certified as EMTs also have the opportunity to attend additional courses to become certified as advanced care providers. 

EMT positions at Castleton are very flexible.  Members are encouraged to volunteer as many hours as they are comfortable but no minimum hours are required. All fire and rescue training is paid for entirely by Castleton Volunteer Fire Company including EMT, Firefighting, driver training, and any advanced level courses. Volunteer fire departments  do not require any level of prior experience and we encourage members to become well educated in any area.