Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
There are many different areas of an Emergency Service. Two of those areas are the vlounteer fire department and rescue squad. While a volunteer fire department and a rescue squad are considered to be in two different areas of the Emergency service both end up in many situations together. There are obvious differences between a volunteer department and rescue squad, however those differences molded together saves lives.
A volunteer fire department is is an organization of firefighters who have joined forces to perform fire prevention and suppression and other related emergency services for a town or city.
According to the National Volunteer Fire Department Council, 73 percent of firefighters in the United States are members of a volunteer fire department. A volunteer fire department provides a service when career firefighters are unable to answer calls when aways for training. A volunteer fire department usually consists of members who have full time jobs and are available for occasional fire calls. Volunteer fire departments are still responsible for fundraising practices and fire prevention seminars.
A rescue squad is an organization that provides emergency medical care to both trauma and medical patients at either the basic life support or advanced life support levels. A rescue squad can include first responders, EMTs and paramedics. A rescue squad may also be known as a first aid squad, emergency squad, safety squad or ambulance squad. The term rescue squad can also be paired up with the fire department or other fire realted groups. A rescue squad is often called in for cases of extreme measure like a collapsed building, search and rescue and vehicle. All of which the fire department would be called in for as well.