Brookshire Volunteer Fire Department
910 Gresham Road
Brookshire, Texas 77423
281-934-4495
The volunteer is not always welcome in an urban fire department as he may be seen as an "amateur" firefighter. In rural America (and in many other places around the world), the volunteer is very often the only person standing between disaster, death and obliteration and the residents of the countryside. These individuals, these volunteers, might be barbers, salesmen, nurses or homemakers. And they will ride to the rescue in the middle of the night, or through driving rain or snow to deliver emergency services to their neighbors. Who else is going to do it if the volunteer is not?
We provide a minimum of equipment and training, and they're off to the races. We all know that fires don't wait for the fireman, and if someone is injured or trapped with their life trickling out of them, anyone with any emergency training who can act as a first responder is worth a whole engine company or even a hospital emergency room -- compete with physician -- over in town 30 minutes away.
What is a volunteer fireman? A volunteer fireman is a fireman who will step into the roll of fireman without having a "job" or "career" in the fire service. It is a person like you that is willing to “volunteer” a portion of their time to their community. The individual may be retired and have extra time; they may have a full-time job and only be able to respond at night or on weekends; or they may be self-employed, and have some flexibility in the amount of time they can commit and the times in which they can respond to fire calls.
If you are interested and have a desire to give something back to your community, and would like more information please contact: Lyndon Stamps at 281-934-4495.
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