Rogers Park/Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, INC. Is an all Volunteer Chapter 273 Governmental Non-Profit Fire-Rescue Organization.
The Rogers Park/Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, INC. was formed in 1988 by Carl B. Smith and Carl Shelton as they saw a need for fire protection in the Rogers Park/Turkey Creek area. The company was incorporated in 1991 under the name Rogers Park/Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, INC. and we are a Chapter 273 Governmental Non-Profit Organization.
We are 100% all Volunteer with funding coming from the Commonwealth of KY State-Aid Program, Pike County ISO Rating Schedule funding (Amount of funds dispersed based on ISO Rating. TCVFD has a 7-9 rating.), Annual Subscriber fees, donations from the community, and fund-raising activities throughout the year.
TRAINING
Our training is conducted in-house with two certified Level I Fire Instructors in the Commonwealth of KY. One of which is Internationally Accredited as an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) Level I Fire Instructor.
Firefighters also have the opportunity to attend several regional fire schools throughout the region and state and they also have the opportunity to attend State Fire School in Lexington, KY each June.
The KY Fire Commission State-Fire Rescue Training Area 11 office also offers 20 hours of training per year free of charge to the department. Most of this training are those classes that are Fire Commission required courses that our in-house instructors cannot teach.
Our firefighters must under KY Law take the same required training as many career firefighters in the Commonwealth and many of them obtain the same KY State Certifications, National Certifications, as well as International Certifications as Career Firefighters.
VOLUNTEERS
The Turkey Creek VFD is actively seeking and recruiting new Volunteer Firefighters. You must be a male OR female age 18 years or older, have a valid driver license in the Commonwealth or State of WV. Have no criminal record of any kind (misdemeanor or felony), have a clean driving record (background check will be performed), must not be a user of illicit drugs or alcohol. Be willing to undergo rigorous physical training, and be willing to serve your community without pay or compensation.
To provide fire protection for business as well as residential customers. Extricate and disentangle persons trapped in automobile and ATV accidents. Recover corpses when asked to do so by EMS and Coroner's office. Search for persons on land when asked to do so by State Police and Emergency Management. Respond to Hazardous Materials incidents at the Operations Level. Provide Low-Angle rope rescue services to victims of ATV, hunting, hiking, camping, etc. accidents. Provide Basic Life Support EMS assistance when asked to do so by the Ambulance Service.
