Local Contacts

1-800-FIRE-LINE can benefit any emergency service organization that accepts emergency and/or non-emergency volunteers. Your state should consider including any emergency service organization in the recruitment program, such as fire departments, rescue squads, EMS agencies, police/sheriff auxiliaries, search and rescue teams, the state emergency preparedness office, Coast Guard auxiliary, canine rescue, wildland firefighters, etc. You should also consider including all Citizen Corps programs in your state. These programs consist of Fire Corps, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), Neighborhood Watch/USAOnWatch, and Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS). To find contact information for individual Fire Corps programs, visit the Fire Corps web site.

 

Identify organization or department contact information using the Letter to Local Contacts. This letter asks local fire/EMS chiefs or organization leaders to complete the Contact Form for Organizations (also available in Excel). Once these forms are completed and returned, add the information to the Collective List of Local Contacts. Having this information in one list will enable you to easily reference and notify the appropriate organization or department of a potential volunteer without having to research telephone numbers, emails, or mailing addresses every time you receive a 1-800-FIRE-LINE call.