Mendon thrives because of its people—neighbors helping neighbors. As a volunteer firefighter, you’ll be part of something bigger, stepping up when it matters most.
Ready to answer the call? Join us today!
Becoming a volunteer firefighter with the Mendon Fire Department comes with real, tangible benefits, including:
Becoming a volunteer firefighter is a commitment, but one that is flexible and manageable. Members are expected to meet basic participation requirements, including training, emergency response, and department activities such as meetings.
By dedicating time to training and response, you’ll gain invaluable experience while serving and protecting your community.
For more information or to express interest:
Join the Mendon Fire Department and make a lasting impact in your community.
You must be at least 18 and physically fit for your chosen role. Requirements vary depending on whether you apply as an interior firefighter, exterior firefighter, EMT, driver, or fire police officer.
For ages 16-18, we offer the Restricted Active Member (RAM) program, which has the same requirements as active membership but requires parental consent.
No, there is no maximum age. As long as you meet the medical requirements for your role, you are welcome to apply. If interior firefighting isn’t a fit, you may still qualify for roles such as exterior firefighter, driver, fire police officer, or EMS provider.
Yes! Most of our volunteers start with no prior experience. We provide all necessary training, including instruction at local training centers.
There is no required time commitment, but maintaining active member status involves attending drills, training, meetings, and emergency calls. We also encourage participation in community events like our annual carnival.
We provide all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and extensive safety training. Additionally, we offer insurance coverage similar to workers’ compensation, covering medical treatment for any duty-related injuries or illnesses at no cost to you.
Visit mendonfd.org/volunteer to express interest, or stop by the station on Mondays at 6:45 PM (excluding holidays). Prefer a one-on-one meeting? Contact Mike Arman, MFD President, at [email protected] or call (585) 624-1738.
It’s likely that the average person in our community doesn’t know that volunteers are indeed providing their emergency fire and medical services. We influence outcomes that directly affect people’s lives by responding at a moment’s notice, whether it’s day or night, to put that fire out, to rescue that person in harm’s way, or sometimes just to give the assurance that, in fact, nothing is wrong. In 75% of the communities in this country, volunteers provide the only organized force to do this work.
Why is this special type of volunteerism so critical at this time? In the past ten years, the ranks of emergency services volunteers have declined by 100,000 people. Conversely, the workload has practically doubled.
They come from our community. They vary in age and they are both men and women.
Where does the leadership come from to organize and direct this unselfish effort? It comes from within the ranks. The Chief and line officers, who are elected by their peers, have total responsibility for the safety of lives and the preservation of property within our jurisdiction.
There are only three options for communities to maintain viable emergency services:
1. Recruit and retain volunteer firefighters
2. Maintain a combination volunteer and career Fire Department
3. Hire entirely career firefighters
Recruiting and retaining volunteers is obviously the most cost effective source of maintaining this service on behalf of all residents
Since the Mendon Fire Department is a volunteer department, there is no mandatory amount of time that you need to commit.
However, Availability, is one of the many abilities that you need to bring to the department.
Responding to emergency calls, attending training, drills and meetings and offering your time to support community events such as our annual carnival will consume many hours of your free time.
Volunteer emergency services is a grassroots operation. For hundreds of years, volunteer firefighters did what they had to do to provide services. When they needed something, they had a bake sale or a homemade fundraiser of some sort within the community to get the funding. It was this very thing that made them so visible, respected, and so much appreciated in the community.
You need to be at least 18* and physically able to perform the duties of the type of fire department role you are
applying for.
The physical and medical qualifications to be an interior firefighter may vary from those for an
exterior firefighter, emergency medical technician or support member.
Under 18?
The Mendon Fire Department offers a Junior Firefighter Program called the Restricted Active Member (RAM)
program for ages 16-18. This program has the same requirements as above but also requires parental consent.
Fire Explores are those volunteers between the ages of 14 to 18. It may surprise you to learn that even those 14 to 18 years old can volunteer to join the our Explorer Post.
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