Name: Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department
Item: Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department
Author: Volunteer Recruitment

It’s about people. Fire engines don’t put out fires –people do. Defibrillators don’t save lives – people do. The Jaws-of-Life never rescued anyone on its own – it takes people. Our human resources are our greatest assets. And we want you to be a part of our team.

The Ocean Pines team of volunteers is comprised of your neighbors, your friends and maybe even your relatives. They’re people just like you – with families, jobs and active lifestyles who still find time to give back to their community. The OPVFD offers a friendly environment for you to discover your capabilities and make the most of your volunteering investment.

Established in 1973, the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department is a premier provider of emergency services in Worcester County, Maryland – protecting residents and businesses located within Ocean Pines as well as along Racetrack Road and Ocean Expressway, in addition to over 10 miles of shoreline/waterways. We provide comprehensive firefighting, extrication, specialized rescue, fire police/traffic control, fire prevention education, basic and advanced life support emergency medical services to the Ocean Pines community from two stations. Our South station is located on Ocean Parkway across the pond from the Veterans Memorial; and the North Station is located on Ocean Parkway, just south of White Horse Park.

As a 100% volunteer 501c.3 non-profit organization – The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department is an independent organization that serves at the discretion the Ocean Pines Association. We negotiate for cost effective budgeted services with the OPA each year. Thus, we take emergency services very seriously. While individuals volunteer to serve their community, our volunteers realize that the fire department provides an invaluable service to the Ocean Pines community – a service partially paid for by the homeowners of our community via their assessment fees. We are bound to this moral service obligation – and thus we must be
committed to providing our services 24 hours a day – every day.

The department currently maintains a fleet of three fire engines, a heavy rescue, a 104’ Tower, a special operations unit, three utility vehicles, three advanced life support ambulance, a traffic control and scene support van, a gator, a rescue boat, a swift water response trailer and two chief’s command vehicles.

Our membership is made up of approximately 50 active firefighters, fire police officers and EMS personnel, a handful of non-emergency administrative members, cadets, and numerous life members. The OPVFD seeks volunteers to bolster its ranks who share our core values of service, duty, and integrity.

Why Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department?

Have you ever heard a siren or seen a fire engine – and wondered what was happening?
Have you ever witnessed or come upon a motor vehicle accident – and wished you could help?
Have you been there when someone was stricken with sudden illness – and wanted to assist?
Are you looking for new friendships, challenges, and rewards? Do you want to become involved in your community?

The fire and rescue service is one of the most diverse and challenging vocations today. It is this diversity that attracts most men and women to join our ranks.

Different people volunteer for different reasons. Action oriented people enjoy the excitement and adrenaline rush that emergency services has to offer. Some see the volunteer fire service as an alternative to ‘driving a desk by day’ – by allowing them to ‘drive a fire truck at night!’ Many like the feeling they get when they help people in their time of need, and some feel it’s their obligation to serve the community. Yet others just want to belong to the team. Whatever motivates you to volunteer – everyone gains the self-satisfaction of being at their best when others are dealing with what is often the worst that life has to offer.

“Volunteering in emergency services is one of the most important decisions you may ever make. We hope that you give this decision the time and serious consideration it deserves and decide to join our ranks”.

Imagine having to prepare yourself to cope with situations that range from structure fires to childbirth to hazardous chemical spills to heart attacks to almost any imaginable emergency in between. This diversity is coupled with the fact that these skills may be needed at any time of the day or night, seven days a week, in
any kind of weather, and very often under potentially stressful and emotional circumstances. Yet these same factors contribute to our profession being so personally rewarding.

We realize that firefighting is not for everyone, but we believe that volunteering can be. There is plenty of work to be done on or behind the scenes – including running the business of delivering emergency services. The personal rewards and satisfaction received from what we do is often beyond description. There is the
sense of accomplishment when you control a building fire, joy and elation when a child is born, compassion for accident victims, and fulfillment from teaching fire safety.

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