Midway Volunteer Fire Company  No.1

Membership

Do you think you have spare time to give?

Think about What if…?

What if you called to report a fire or other emergency, and no one answered the call?

Have you ever wondered if there was a way you could make a real difference in your community? Members of the Midway Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 have been doing just that for over 54 years! We'd love to have you help us continue this important and rewarding tradition for the next hundred years to come.

You provide the time and the desire; we'll provide the training, the equipment, and the support to help you become an active member of one of your community's most vital organizations. In return, you'll gain the satisfaction of knowing you've helped your neighbors at their most difficult times. You ask who are Volunteers? They’re people just like you, men and women of all ages, from all walks of life. They give something to their communities that money can’t buy: themselves, their time and talent, their care and concern.

Statics have showen across our nation that volunteering is down. Here in Pennsylvania volunteering has dropped 54 percent over the last 10 years. In the Hanover area, most of our services are provided by volunteers. This is done to reduce raising of taxes in our communities. Your participation, and that of your neighbors, is crucial if we are to keep our volunteer fire companies alive and well–and avoid the costly alternative of a huge tax increase to pay for paid fire protection down the road.

According to a recent survey in our area, the root cause of decline in active participation in our volunteer fire companies can be directly attributed to the fact that those who fight fires are also burdened with the many other necessary tasks to keep our fire companies afloat. It’s the biggest contributor to “burn out” among active volunteers. So, in addition to thinking about becoming a trained volunteer firefighter, please consider helping in other ways as well, such as: fund-raising, vehicle and facility maintenance, record keeping, accounting and community and public relations.

Think you can’t make a difference? Think again. No matter how you choose to help out, you’ll find schedules are flexible, new friends are assured, and the long-term personal and community rewards from performing this critical public service are immeasurable. So, volunteer today. Do it for others…and then discover all it can do for you!

We also have opportunities for the younger members of our community. Our Junior program provide an introduction to the fire service for young men and women between the ages of 14 and 17.

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