The Fresno County Fire Protection District employs a professionally trained career workforce, through a cooperative agreement with CAL FIRE to administer and staff its facilities. To accomplish the mission and follow the vision established by the Board of Directors and the Fire Chief, a staff of highly motivated, dedicated and well trained Volunteer Paid-Call Firefighter/Reserve, compliment the over all work force. These Volunteer PCF Company members work under the leadership of CAL FIRE career staff, serve the Fire District as members of a volunteer fire company which most generally serves a specific community within which the Company member resides.

While the Fire District maintains a Career staff of professionally trained firefighters at nearly all of its fire stations, some are staffed solely through utilization of a Volunteer Paid-Call Firefighter staff. In addition, the Volunteer Paid-Call/Reserve Firefighter Program adds personnel to an already staffed fire apparatus, in order to provide an augmentation of staff for each emergency response. This program is administered by a CAL FIRE employee and serves the entire Fire District.

The general public is unable to differentiate between Career and Volunteer Paid-Call Company members. Therefore, the responsibility is equal to that of all Firefighters who serve in the Fresno County Fire Protection District. All Company members are required to meet and maintain established minimum standards of physical fitness, personal discipline, training and emergency response.

Accepting an appointment as a Volunteer PCF/Reserve is the acceptance of responsibility to serve as a Firefighter of the Fire District and expresses a commitment to meet and maintain the minimum standards required by any Firefighter serving in the State of California. Each individual should take pride in the services they are volunteering to provide to their Community and should strive to perform at the highest level of proficiency and professionalism.

If you are interested in applying for the Volunteer Paid-Call/Reserve Firefighter Program please submit your application to Sanger Headquarters:

Sanger Headquarters
210 S. Academy
Sanger, CA 93657
(559) 493-4300

For additional information about the PCF/Reserve Program please contact PCF Administrator Gerri Welford at (559) 493-4355 email: geraldine.welford@fire.ca.gov

Please mark your calendars for the Annual RPP Event Friday September 13 and Saturday September 14, 2013 from 7am to 4pm at Sanger Headquarters. More Information to follow.

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