From the Chadron Volunteer Fire Department
Dear Chadron Area Residents,
Chadron VFD is led and operated solely by volunteer members who to provide fire and rescue services to the Chadron community and the 775 square mile Rural Fire District.
Besides calls for service, each of the 50 members attend monthly meetings to stay up to date on department business, practice monthly drills to hone and develop fire and rescue skills, track separate annual budgets for the City, Rural Fire Board, and EMS, design custom apparatus, maintain records for a multitude of regulatory agencies, just to name a few.
Chadron VFD takes pride in operating and maintaining 20 different fire and rescue apparatus from ambulances, an extrication vehicle, city engines, a ladder truck, wildland vehicles, water tenders, ATVs, UTVs, a rural engine, a 6,000-gallon tender, and a hazardous materials response trailer. All apparatus and their necessary equipment were acquired through tax dollars, memorials, and previous fund drives. These apparatuses are vital, not only for the safety and wellbeing of the Chadron and Rural Fire District community, but also for our members.
Over the last few years, the Occupational Safety and Health Organization (OSHA) has been drafting rules and regulations that will be applied to local volunteer fire and emergency medical service agencies. While the intent of the rules and regulations are to reduce hazards and improve fire fighter safety, compliance with these rules will have an economic impact.
These new requirements include the preparation of risk management plans, resource assessments, medical and physical standards and documentation, medial monitoring and expanded minimum training requirements. These OSHA regulations if passed by Federal Legislation, will increase budgets for all city and rural and EMS entities, and also add training requirements to an already very busy VFD.
The Chadron Volunteer Fire Department has always been pro-active, and will monitor and follow this situation, and will continue to do the best for our community and fire district.
Please join us for our Open House Spaghetti Feed on Sunday, October 6th , 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the fire hall.
Allow us to show our appreciation for your generous support that provides us the opportunity to continue our existing operations and further our education and training. We welcome you to meet our members and to browse and learn more about the apparatus and equipment of your volunteer fire department.
As your Chadron Volunteer Fire Department, we pledge to continue our volunteer efforts to serve our community and rural district.
Thank you,
Chadron Volunteer Fire Department
Post expires at 2:00pm on Sunday October 6th, 2024