Salem Volunteer Fire Department, in Brenham TX perform fire suppression and other related emergency services in Washington County
A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department composed of volunteer s who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction.
The first organized force of firefighters was the Corps of Vigiles in Rome .
The term "volunteer" contrasts with career firefighters who are full-time/professional firefighters, working organized shifts, usually based in a centrally located firehouse . Some volunteer departments may operate as part of a combination system , where paid firefighters also provide emergency services. In this way, a station can be regularly staffed for rapid response with apparatus, and the volunteers provide supplementary staffing and/or staffed apparatus before, during, and after an incident, or while the career staff are out of service doing training.
The term "volunteer" may also be used in reference to a group of part-time or on-call firefighters who may have other occupations when not engaged in occasional firefighting. Although they may have "volunteered" to become members, and to respond to the call for help , they are not compensated as employees during the time they are responding to or attending an emergency scene, and possibly even for training drills. An on-call firefighter would probably be expected to volunteer time for other non-emergency duties as well (training, fundraising, equipment maintenance, etc.).
Salem Hall Rental
$200 with a $100 deposits.
Ashley Lehmann
979-203-8734
