Amherst Fire Department staffs a student run engine company consisting of students from the 5-College Area. The Student Force acts as an auxiliary force.
The Amherst Student Force acts as an auxiliary engine company to the Amherst Fire Dept. The force is comprised of college students who take on the responsibilities of being volunteer fire fighters while also coping with the pressures of school work. The Student Force program began in 1953 and has excelled into an in-depth organization that assists the town of Amherst as its own staffed engine company. Many students on the force seek to become career firefighters who utilize this program to get a jump start on the skills and labor intensive work that comes with the job. A number of students are also Emergency Medical Technicians and assist the ambulances on First Responder calls.
