NEW MEMBER PROCESS

We welcome your interest in possibly joining the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Let me start by saying we are always looking for positive energetic new members. Our minimum requirements for joining are you must be at least 17 years old, live in our district or work in our district and be available to answer calls. Once you fill out an application listing if you wish to be involved in Fire/EMS or EMS only it is submitted to our secretary who reads it off to the membership at the following monthly meeting. The membership then agrees to forward the application to the office of the Chief who will set up an interview with a 6-member panel and yourself, this process is performed every 3 months. Once the interview is complete, we are required to have the Putnam County Sheriff's Deparetment conduct a NYS arson background check on you. Once the results are received, we will inform you that you have been selected to be a probationary member. The department has a probationary period of one year after which the membership will vote on the decision to let you remain a member of drop you from the roles. The membership vote comes after your probation period at a monthly meeting after one of the Chiefs addresses your productivity in the time of your probation. In your one-year probation you will be required to complete the NYS Firefighter 1 class or the NYS EMT class which ever category you chose on your application. 

We hope this answered some of your questions and you meet the minimum requirements. You can stop by our Fire Headquarters 741 Route 6 on any Monday or Thursday nights between 7-9pm while we are doing our house duty and apparatus checks or training and ask for an application.   

Mahopac Fire Department

741 Route 6

Mahopac, NY 10541

(845)628-3160 Ext 121