Paid Responders

Our paid responders are regular people that wish to help their communities. They come from all walks of life and want to make a difference. Our paid responders provide their time to train and respond to incidents and work beside our career and volunteer firefighters from other stations. They are trained, dedicated and committed to helping people in their time of need. You can train to become a medical first responder, firefighter or both.

Paid responders are compensated by the County to train and respond to incidents; the training provided is internationally recognized and transferable. 

Paid responders are trained to respond to emergency incidents of all kinds. They respond to fires, rescues, medical, hazardous materials, and many other types of calls. Paid responders train to achieve required skills. They maintain and clean equipment and apparatus and work with our partners to mitigate emergency incidents. They also support their respective communities through public education and support of community activities.

Paid responders will be able to complete training in diverse competencies such as:

• Firefighting
• Vehicle rescue and extrication
• Medical pre-hospital care
• Specialized rescue, ice, rope, farm, large animal
• Wildland firefighting
• Dangerous goods

Make a difference – apply today!