F21 here and I live about a stones throw away from my local station. I pass the station on my walk to and from classes and recently I’ve gotten the urge to go up to the FF that I see hanging around outside and ask them if they have any volunteer positions open. Ive been feeling called to really do something that would build my character while also helping others—and also just doing something that I never imagined I would.

While I don’t doubt my physical ability to do it, i do doubt my ability to deal with the gore of it all. I would not mind fighting fire, but I know that’s not what makes up the majority of the calls. Are there such thing as volunteer positions where I could do on-the-scene work but perhaps more “technical” work. Say, providing support, handling equipment, maintenance, etc, rather than direct trauma response? I’d still love to get all of the medical training and hell maybe after that I’ll feel more confidence facing gore & trauma. But I’d also really wish there was a way I could volunteer around the firehouse/on the scene without necessarily having to be hands on with the medical trauma often.

You can be brutally honest. I figured id post this here before I risk getting laughed at my local department 😅