ARBUTUS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

THE MISSION OF ARBUTUS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, INC. IS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE ARBUTUS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE STRIVE TO PROTECT LIFE, PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH INTERVENTION, PREVENTION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THE AFVD CONSISTS OF OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND AUXILIARY MEMBERS. THE OPERATIONAL MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS, RESCUE TECHNICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS AND SWIFT WATER RESCUE TECHNICIANS WHO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES THROUGH THE ARBUTUS AREA. THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERS PERFORM A WIDE RANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE AREA OF FUNDRAISING, COMMUNITY INTERACTION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, RECRUITMENT/RETENTION, MARKETING, AND A RANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. THE AUXILIARY PROVIDES SUPPORT IN ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES OUTLINED ABOVE, WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE AREA OF FUNDRAISING, AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.