The Charlottesville Fire Corps was created to create opportunities for citizens to give back to their community by providing non-emergency assistance to their local fire department. 

Fire Corps members provide a wide variety of non-operational services, including educational programs promoting fire safety for senior citizens and children, promotion of the smoke detector program, recruiting of foreign language translators, and assistance to firefighters during critical incidents.

Charlottesville Fire Chief Werner said, "Fire Corps volunteers will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our firefighters. It is a great way for people to support our work and make a real difference in the community." 

The Fire Corps is seeking volunteers with a wide variety of skills. We will match the volunteers' skills and time availability  to the needs of the Fire Department. Our goal is to provide outreach, education and communication  to the Charlottesville community and support for the City's firefighters.

The Charlottesville Fire Corps is a partner program of the Citizen Corps, using citizen volunteers in non-emergency roles to support and supplement resource-constrained fire and emergency service departments at all levels:  volunteer, combination, and career.

Fire Corps is a partnership between the International Association of Fire Chiefs' Volunteer & Combination Officers Section (VCOS),  and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).  In his 2002 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush announced the  creation of the USA Freedom Corps, which is an effort to foster a culture of service, citizenship, and responsibility, building on the  generous spirit of the American people.  One of the initiatives of USA Freedom Corps is Citizen Corps.  Citizen Corps programs share the common goal of helping communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies of all kinds.  
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