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5 roles
CERAH Emergency Shelter Volunteer
Support overnight emergency shelter guests during weather-dependent shelter operations (winter Code Blue season and extreme heat). Out of respect for guest anonymity, this role is limited to volunteers approved and trained by the CERAH team.
⏱ Overnight shifts during shelter season (historically mid-November to mid-April, 8 PM-8 AM)
Civil Service Commission Member
Serves on the commission that makes rules and regulations providing for the examination of applicants for positions in the police force and as paid fire apparatus operators and for promotions, prescribing minimum qualifications of applicants and passing grades.
⏱ Appointed 6-year term
Junior Firefighter (Ages 16-17)
A program for teenagers exploring fire service careers or building experience. Junior firefighters respond on emergency calls, participate in in-house training, and attend meetings, with safety limitations per Pennsylvania labor law; at 18 they transition to the full training pathway.
⏱ In-house training, meetings, and emergency response within PA labor-law limits; $15 application fee
Volunteer Firefighter
Responds to fire, rescue and medical support calls with the Phoenixville Fire Department. New volunteers complete approximately 200 hours of training in the first 12-18 months at the Chester County Public Safety Training Center plus weekly in-house drills, mostly on nights and weekends.
⏱ ~200 hours of training in first 12-18 months; weekly drills, mostly nights and weekends; 6-month probationary period
Water Rescue / Dive Team Volunteer
Serves with an all-volunteer underwater search, rescue and recovery team in diving, rescue, or surface-support roles, responding to water rescues, ice rescues, underwater recoveries, and evidence searches across the tri-county area.