Are you interested in becoming a volunteer with Meherrin Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc?
We are always looking for men and women to better our department and serve our community.
Please submit an online Volunteer Application and we will be back in touch.
You can also e-mail questions to membership@mvfrco5.org
or ask any member.
Department E-Mail Access
Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for Emergency Alerts.
This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather,
unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.
Farmville - Prince Edward Everbridge
All department members are required to take Incident Management training through the Federal Emergency Management Agency
to be in compliance with Presidential Homeland Security Directive 5 that was put in effect after the September 11th, 2001 attacks in New York City.
The follow classes are all available online and free of charge through the Emergency Management Institute:
ICS - 100 - Introduction to Incident Command System
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.b
ICS - 200 - ICS for Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.b
ICS - 700 - National Incident Management Systems An Introduction
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.a
ICS - 800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-800.b
A further listing of online courses through the Emergency Management Institute are a good source of information
and further training in incident management and response training.