Over the course of the last week East Brandywine Fire Company volunteers have been busy both operationally and administratively.
The public is most familiar with seeing our committed team of volunteers take time out of their busy schedules to respond emergencies within the Community.
I addition to responding to calls and continually training, countless hours are committed to a variety of other business initiatives and special projects. Some of these include the following:
Strategic Planning
Financial Planning and Analysis
Capital Forecasting
Municipal Government Engagement
Monthly Business Meetings
On-going Oversight of Operational Guidelines
Response to Stakeholders Questions / Needs
Preventative Care and Maintenance of Apparatus and Equipment
Fire Prevention to include Education / Tours / Code Review
Fundraising Activities
Apparatus Design and Development
Property and Grounds Upkeep
In short volunteers commit an inordinate amount of time to ensure a safe, efficient, cost effective operation for our Residents, Business Owners, and Visitors to our Community. In Pennsylvania this volunteer time commitment has corresponded with a 6 billion dollar savings for taxpayers within the State.
In any given week you can find our volunteers either on the scene of an emergency or at the Station engaged in one of the functions listed above. |