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Currently our membership is divided into five
main categories. They are Active Member, Auxiliary Member, Life and Exemplary
Life Member, Associate Member, and Honorary Member. Listed below you will find a
brief explanation of each type of member and some of the duties they perform.
Active Member
An active lifetime member of the Bel Air Volunteer Fire
Company is any person who can be active in carrying out the objectives of the
organization and who actively participates in emergency calls, drills, and other
functions. Our active membership body is broken down into three subcategories.
They are Fire Service, EMS Service, and Cadet Service.
Fire Service - Any person who mainly will participate in fire suppression
related activity
EMS Service - Any person who mainly will participate in EMS related activity
Cadet - Any person who is sixteen to eighteen years of age and mainly will
participate in Fire/EMS related activities
Some of the requirements to be an Active
Member of the fire company are listed below:
a. Probationary members who are enrolled in high school. Proof of a
satisfactory
level of
performance must be presented to the Chief in the
form of a report card.
b. Cadet members must be enrolled in high school. Proof of a satisfactory
level of achievement must be presented to the Chief or designated
cadet program supervisor as appointed by the Chief.
c. Cadets are not permitted to respond to calls while school is in session.
Each member is required to have a
physical examination.
Each member is to have a criminal
background check.
Each member is to have a reference
check.
Cadet members must have written
permission of parents or guardians to become members.
Each member shall be required to
complete a twenty-four hour orientation program.
Each member shall demonstrate an ability
to understand verbal and written directives often during high stress
situations.
Each member shell be able to read,
interpret and apply complicated technical information involving procedures
and tactics.
Each member shall expand knowledge by
attending drills and classes.
Each member must complete the MFRI
Firefighter I Program or its current equivalent for Fire Service or EMT-B or
its current equivalent for EMS Service within twenty four months of joining
this organization.
Each Fire Service and Cadet member must
maintain a minimum number of emergency calls, drills, clean-ups and company
meetings as set by the officers and Board of Directors in November each
year.
Each Fire Service and Cadet member must
maintain a minimum number of emergency calls, duty hours, drills, clean-ups
and company meetings as set by the officers and Board of Directors in
November each year.
Lifetime Member and
Exemplary Lifetime Member
To be elected to a Lifetime or Exemplary
Lifetime Member an Active member must do the following:
- A written request must be made in
writing to Personnel Division requesting Lifetime Member status.
Note: An Active Member who has ten or more years of service and fails to meet
the requirements to remain on the Active Member Status shall automatically
become a Inactive Lifetime Member.
- The member must be in good standing with
the fire company
- The member must have faithfully
fulfilled the duties of membership and carried out the objectives of the
company
- The member must have at least ten years
of "Eligible Service" for Lifetime Member Status
- The member must have at least twenty
years of "Eligible Service" for Exemplary Lifetime Member Status
- In the unfortunate event that a member
dies or is permanently disabled during discharge of fire company duties, the
"Eligible Service" years are waived.
- "Eligible Service" for the
purpose of this member type is defined as each full year of service in which
the member qualifies for at least fifty pension points by service to the Bel
Air Volunteer Fire Company under the Harford County Pension System. The
years of "Eligible Service" need not be consecutive to qualify.
- A Lifetime Member or Exemplary Lifetime
Member shall have all the rights, privileges and duties of Active Members
except for the following:
They are not required to perform active service such as drills, emergency
responses, drills, clean-ups or
company meetings.
They shall have no vote regarding fire company matters
They shall not participate in emergency activities unless:
They
have met the minimum participation requirements the preceding
voting year
They
must have prior approval of the officers granted at an officer’s
meeting and
duly recorded in
the
minutes of that meeting
They
are specifically requested to participate by the Officer in charge at
the time the
assistance is needed
- A Lifetime or Exemplary Lifetime Member
may, after serving a minimum of one year in that status, make application to
the Personnel Division for return to Active member status.
Associate Member
An associate Member is an person who
desires to work for the good of the fire company in area other than emergency
service may apply for Associate membership. The candidate shall meet all the
requirements of the Personnel Division with the exception of a physical
examination. Candidates for Associate membership shall be accepted upon
recommendation of the Personnel Division. An associate Member shall have no vote
regarding company matters. orientation of the appropriate service area shall be
given by the Board of Directors. Dismissal for cause shall be made by the Board
of Directors.
Honorary Member
An Honorary Member is any non-member who
has performed an outstanding service or deed for this organization. An accepted
nomination for an individual must be made at a regular company meeting by any
member of this organization and voted on at the next regular company meeting. A
show of hands of two thirds majority of all present members of this organization
shall result in the acceptance as an honorary Member. An Honorary Member shall
have no vote regarding company matters.
Membership
Application
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