Recruitment, Open House for First-Aid Squad

The Huntington Community First Aid Squad is recruiting new members. It has scheduled an open house for Sunday at 2 p.m. for everyone in the community and where potential recruits are invited to find out more about volunteering.

Some of the steps needed to join the squad: 

• Enroll in an American Red Cross "Responding to Emergencies / CPR for the Professional Rescuer" class. It takes about 32 hours to complete the course.
• After  passing the CPR component - usually the third and fourth classes - the Membership Committee chairperson will address the class and pass out applications.
• Complete and return the application. HCFAS will mail letters to your references.
• Candidates will be invited to a personal interview and be given additional information about HCFAS policies and procedures. They will be asked to sign a disclosure form for a background check and information about a squad-paid physical exam.
• When all forms have been received, the Board of Directors will review applications, references, background check and the recommendation of the members attending the personal interview
• Accepted volunteers will attend dispatch training classes for three weeks, then dispatch on a shift for approximately 13 weeks, pass a dispatch exam and attend ambulance orientation prior to riding an ambulance. Volunteers will progress from observer to aide to first aider.
• Questions about the process should be sent to recruitment@hcfas.org.