Have you heard about the

 

Arkansas Rural & Volunteer Firefighters Association 

 

Do you know what it is?

 

It is an organization of, and for, YOU . . .

. . . the Volunteer Firefighters of Arkansas

 

 

We believe that rural and volunteer firefighters should have a voice in decisions made at the local, state, and federal level concerning fire services.  We believe that our association can be that voice – provided we have sufficient membership and interest to accomplish our goals!  HOWEVER  . . . . WE NEED YOUR HELP!

 

Paid firefighters as well as Volunteers are encouraged to join our Association. While we may be able to offer less assistance to the larger Municipal Fire Departments, we welcome your support of the Volunteer Firefighters of Arkansas.

 

We have made great strides.  The Association, as a group, works extremely hard to submit legislation that not only benefits individual firefighters, but your department and community as well. 

 

DID YOU KNOW? ? ? ? ? ?

 

The Arkansas Rural and Volunteer Firefighters Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization on December 9, 1985;

 

The purpose of ARVFA is to promote the general welfare of the citizens of Arkansas through:

 

1                   Educating citizens as to the need for improved rural and volunteer fire protection and emergency services, and to provide for a better understanding of the contribution volunteers make to their communities;

 

2                   Promote legislation to assist rural communities and towns to establish, equip, maintain, train and improve volunteer fire departments and emergency response units for the purpose of prevention, control and extinguishment of fires, and the mitigation of natural and man-made disasters;

 

3                   Promote legislation for the protection of volunteers, firefighters, and other emergency services from certain types of liabilities and to provide for assistance to volunteers and their families injured or killed in the line of duty;

 

4                   Promote better understanding, unity and cooperation among fire and emergency services, volunteers, other related organizations, and citizens of our State.

 

For those of you who are already a member of ARVFA, we thank you!!!  For those who are not, we invite you to join an organization that is working hard for YOU, THE VOLUNTEER!

 

We would like to hear from each volunteer in the State of Arkansas.  We’re interested in your concerns, problems, and improvement that you would like to see accomplished locally or statewide.  What would you like to see us, as an Association do?

 

Remember, your participation and support is the key to our success or failure!  JOIN NOW!