Recruiting Volunteer Firefighters / Fall 2024 Recruit Class
- Public Information Officer
- Aug 4, 2024
- 1 min read
CHFD is recruiting new members for our Fall 2024 Probationary Class! The Cayuga Heights Fire department is a 100% volunteer organization providing fire and ALS emergency medical services to the Village of Cayuga Heights, portions of the Town of Ithaca, and to sections Cornell University.
The department is comprised of local area residents and undergrad and graduate students. All required gear and training is provided, free-of-charge to volunteers.
If being a volunteer Firefighter/EMT interests you, please RSVP for the recruit info dinner for the fall class at 6:00 p.m. on September 20th.
Email membership@chfd.net to RSVP and provide us with your contact information. Please also include your local address and some basic information about yourself in your email.
We also encourage you to attend our online information session which will take place September 12th from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please fill out this form to receive a Zoom link.
Applications for membership will be filled out at the recruit dinner. We will send further details upon hearing from you.
Dates for recruitment are as follows:
Online Information Session*: September 12th at 5:00 p.m.
Recruit Info Dinner: September 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the Cayuga Heights Fire Station
Interviews: September 24th in the afternoon/evening
Recruit Class Day 1: October 4th - 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Recruit Class Day 2: October 5th – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Recruit Class Day 3: October 6th – 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact membership@chfd.net with any questions.
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I really enjoyed how this post shares that the Cayuga Heights Fire Department is recruiting volunteer firefighters for the Fall 2025 Probationary Class, inviting local residents and students to join the team with free training and gear provided. It made me think of those semesters when my own schedule was packed, and in that crunch I even had to take my online class cheap as that support at the time so I could carve out some free time for community events like this. It’s a great reminder that stepping up to help others can be as rewarding as managing your own challenges.