Effective & Efficient Volunteer Fire Department
Richard Ray
Saturday, June 15, 2024
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
An efficient and effective volunteer fire department is an organization composed of dedicated volunteers who provide firefighting and emergency response services to their community. While volunteer fire departments may have limited resources compared to their career counterparts, they can still operate in a highly efficient and effective manner by implementing several key methods and tactics. This presentation will identify the key issues affecting today’s volunteer firefighters and provide the strategies, concepts, and tactics to meet the challenges both at the fire station and on the fireground. This workshop will provide volunteer firefighters with the necessary principles and practices to provide a reliable service despite the limitations of their resources.
Richard Ray
Richard Ray is a 31-year veteran of the fire service with both career and volunteer experience. He is a career firefighter with the City of Durham (NC) Fire Dept, where he serves as a battalion chief and an adjunct instructor for the training division. He is a member of the Creedmoor (NC) Vol Fire Dept. He instructs at the national level, contributes to Fire Engineering magazine, and is a member of both the FDIC International Advisory Board and the UL FSRI Size-Up and Search & Rescue Tech panel.
