Resources for Implementing Fire Corps

  • Fire Corps Toolkit For Citizen Corps Councils
    Created by Fire Corps specifically for Citizen Corps Councils, this Toolkit is a compilation of the tools and resources needed to promote and support Fire Corps programs in your region, state, or community. The Toolkit includes sample documents, a Starter Kit that can be disseminated to departments, brochures, promotional videos and PSAs, and other resources aimed at helping Citizen Corps Councils reach out to local fire and emergency service departments as well as to citizen volunteers.
  • Fire Corps Department Starter Kit
    This Starter Kit is a complete compilation of the tools and resources a department needs to start, implement, and market a local Fire Corps program. Included in the Starter Kit are the Fire Corps Resource Guide, sample documents, marketing and recruitment resources, and organizational resources.
  • Fire Corps Resource Guide
    The Fire Corps Resource Guide is designed to help fire/EMS departments wishing to establish or enhance Fire Corps programs. The Resource Guide includes information on starting and administering a local Fire Corps program, enhancing an existing Fire Corps program, recruiting and retaining citizen advocates, and much more. It also includes profiles of several successful Fire Corps programs and sample documentation. Fire Corps would like to thank the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Volunteers in Police Service Program for their contributions and support in the creation of this Resource Guide.
  • Fire Corps Connection Listserv 
    The Fire Corps Connection listserv is a valuable network for receiving and sharing information about Fire Corps programs across the nation. This listserv enables members to share ideas, experiences, and innovative activities; ask questions; discuss challenges; and highlight best practices and lessons learned regarding Fire Corps programs. Ask your questions about issues such as funding, retention and recruitment, or Fire Corps resources and receive insights from the Fire Corps national office, local Fire Corps programs, and other associated organizations. Subscribe to the Fire Corps Connection listserv by filling out the corresponding form at http://firecorps.org/index.php?id=627. Once you are subscribed, send an email to fcconnection@cosmo.lyris.net to post your message.
  • Community Outreach Presentation
    Use this PowerPoint to educate your community leaders and citizens about Fire Corps and how they can support fire and emergency services. Personalize the PowerPoint by inserting your department contact information and logo as well as updating any pictures with photos of your department.
  • Getting Started With Firewise
    Fire Corps and the National Fire Protection Association’s Firewise Communities program partnered to develop a Firewise toolkit. Getting Started With Firewise provides information about building and maintaining communities in a way that is compatible with our natural surroundings and can be used by Fire Corps teams across the nation to help protect property and natural resources from the threat of wildland fires. The toolkit is available to all registered Fire Corps programs. To order, fill out the Getting Started With Firewise form and return to Fire Corps at info@firecorps.org email or 202-906-9284 fax.
  • HSC Fire Safety Module
    Fire Corps and the Home Safety Council (HSC) have partnered to develop a Fire Safety Module that can be used by Fire Corps teams across the nation to implement a comprehensive fire and life safety public education program at the local level. Based on the HSC's All-Ways Fire Safe at Home program, this module is comprised of four fire safety education programs that Fire Corps teams can use to promote fire and life safety to community members in different stages of life, from preschool to older adult. To order, fill out the All-Ways Fire Safe at Home request form and return to Fire Corps at info@firecorps.org email or 202-906-9284 fax.
  • CERT & Fire Corps: Working Together To Build Stronger Communities
    This guide outlines how CERT and Fire Corps can work together to build stronger communities. It looks at the challenges faced by both programs and shows how working together can help overcome these challenges. This guide also includes profiles of departments that have successfully combined their CERT and Fire Corps efforts to develop a comprehensive program that benefits fire and emergency service departments and the communities they serve.
  • State Liability Laws for Charitable Organizations and Volunteers - 4th Edition
    Beginning with an overview of the liability environment, this publication provides a state-by-state review of the evolving landscape of charitable immunity and volunteer protection laws.