Membership Types & Requirements

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Requirements

The Plainview Fire Department is actively recruiting volunteers.

All applicants for membership must meet the following requirements:

  • Be at least 21 years of age (17 with parental approval)
  • Be able to pass a background check conducted by the Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office
  • Be able to pass a department third-party physical provided at no charge to the candidate
  • Be willing to meet all of the requirements for all new (probationary) members, including but not limited to assigned initial and ongoing trainings, schools, meetings, work details, and maintaining an acceptable alarm response as directed by the Chief of Department (currently 25%).

General Conduct

As a volunteer member of the Plainview VFD, you are always representing the Department, whether you are at the station, on a call, at home, at work, or anywhere in between. As such, you are required and expected to conduct yourself honorably to reflect positively on yourself and the Department. This includes your use of social media and any online activity, as well as in-person/public behavior.

Membership Types

The Plainview Fire Department maintains two categories of membership to which applicants can apply. All required and advanced training is provided to the member at no cost.

Firefighter

Our firefighters are trained to Nationally Recognized National Fire Protection Association Standard for Professional Firefighters. Through a combination of department-sponsored trainings and those provided by the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage, the training requirements are usually completed in approximately 12 months. Training Topics include:

  • General Knowledge
  • General Skills
  • Fire Department Communications
  • Fireground Operations
  • First Aid & CPR

Fire-Medic

While many of our firefighters are also medically certified, the department actively recruits members who wish to focus their training in Emergency Medical response.  Our fire-medics are trained at a minimum to Nationally Recognized Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) standards, through a combination of department-sponsored trainings and those provided by one of three local Emergency Medical Academies.  In order to become licensed as an EMT, you must take an accredited course. EMTs courses are normally between 150 and 180 hours to complete and successfully pass a written and practical exam. Training topics include:

  • The Emergency Medical Services System
  • Roles, Responsibilities, and Professionalism of EMS Personnel
  • Standard Safety Precautions
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Stress Management
  • Primary Survey/Primary Assessment
  • Techniques of Physical Examination
  • Principles of Medical Documentation and Report Writing
  • Prehospital Care
  • Statutory Responsibilities
  • Mandatory Reporting
  • Anatomy and Body Functions
  • Medical Terminology
  • Pathophysiology of Respiration
  • Physiology of the all age groups
  • Basic Principles of Public Health
  • Medication Safety and Administration
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