All members of the department will reside within a reasonable distance of the fire station, this will be at the discretion of the Fire Chief. This distance is preferred to be under one mile of the fire station.

Applicants for membership on the department can be obtained at the fire department or Village Office during working hours, or can be downloaded by clicking the link below. Applicants shall complete an application and be willing to take a physical examination, have a back ground check completed, and complete an interview process through the department Hiring Process with the Fire Chief and one active firefighter.

Once an applicant has been approved she / he shall complete the Firefighter State Course within one year of approval. This course includes Firefighter 1 & 2, Hazardous Material Awareness, Hazardous Material Operations, and Emergency Driving.

Each new member shall be assigned to an assigned Field Training Officer which is a seniority member of the department for the first year of membership or until approved to be a full member by the Field Training Officer and Fire Chief.

The probationary member shall be showing an interest by starting his/her required state mandated training. A member can be removed from probationary membership before the year probation if he/she became a member with all state training complete and after verification when becoming a member of the department and is approved by his/her Field Training Officer and all three Chief Officers.       

 Each new member shall complete the Department Orientation Course which is 6 hours in duration and covers all introduction portions of the department. This Course covers the Operations and Training Manual including Organizational Statement Policy,   Commitment to NFPA 1500, Mission Statement, Vision Statement, Risk Model, introduction to Department Operating Procedures, Exposure Control Plan, Department Incident Command System, ADA Policy, and reporting for duty procedures for calls and training and what your responsibilities are until probationary period is complete.