Volunteers

Volunteer Firefighters Association

    The Corte Madera Volunteer Firefighters Association is comprised of town residents and citizens who work in the town who enjoy serving their community and participating in many of the same activities, duties and responsibilities as the paid staff.  Volunteers come from various backgrounds and are of a wide range of ages and occupations.  From professionals to business owners to students, all Volunteers share a common interest in giving back to their community while being an important component of the fire department.  Some Volunteers move on to become professional firefighters.

    The concept of volunteer firefighters in Corte Madera is nothing new as the original staff was an all-volunteer department.  In 1917, volunteers elected their first Fire Chief.  Volunteers are well trained in direct hands-on fire suppression and life-saving techniques, and go on calls with the regular staff as well as provide supplemental support to the station when necessary. 

    Another equally-important role for the Volunteers is to help raise funds for the fire department.  Two major fundraising events are the 3^rd of July Fireman’s Ball and the annual golf tournament, the latter of which is held in conjunction with the Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce.  The Ball is a great opportunity for the community and the fire department to get together to have a good time and get to know one another. 

    In these times of tight local budgets and state funding of life-safety activities at an all-time low, our fundraising events play the very important role of providing the fire department with the necessary funds to buy equipment as well as help support and maintain programs and events that provide service to the community.  These funds, along with private donations, have helped purchase such items as a thermal imaging camera, the weather station located at Station 14, chainsaws, masks for self-contained breathing apparatus, rescue rope and related hardware, and many other important items not covered by the department budget.

    The Corte Madera Volunteer Firefighters Association would like to thank you for your support and your participation this year at one or both of our major events.

For more information about our volunteer program  please call 927-5077.