New Baltimore Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company Inc

We aim to improve survival outcomes and overall health in the population we serve. We accomplish this by evaluating and treating patients without regard to ability to pay, and transporting them to an appropriate medical facility for further treatment. We respond to structure and vehicle fires and suppress the fires and search and rescue victims, and also teach fire safety and fire prevention to our community. We also work with children and at-risk populations on issues such as fire safety, evacuation drills, and safety in the home.

Our strategies include ensuring our volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel undergo continual training in fire suppression and emergency medicine.

We also assist technical rescue personnel for difficult or specialty rescues, including swiftwater, rope rescue, and vehicle extrication.

We improve public safety by educating citizens on topics such as CPR, escape drills from the home, importance of smoke detectors, and safety in the home for small children and senior citizens.

Our volunteers are trained and certified, and licensed in fire suppression and safety, and emergency medical care; to include treating and transporting victims of trauma, cardiac events or cardiac arrest, illnesses, and injuries. Trained firefighters are capable of performing search and rescue inside structure fires, extricating victims from traffic crashes, as well as performing fire suppression and establishing a water supply for fire suppression in rural areas.

As our community grows, so do we. We started in a small firehouse on donated land in 1971; when this area was rural. As the area developed, our volunteer base grew and so did the call volume; increasing in number and complexity. A newer, larger station allows us to house more apparatus, including 2 ambulances, a brush truck for wildfires, a command vehicle, two fire engines, and a tanker for water supply in rural areas. Personnel now have access to bunk rooms, eliminating the need for home response and reducing our response time to 911 calls.

Future goals include expanding our educational efforts; offering community health services to the public; including community CPR events, more education on fire safety, and safety for small children and senior citizens in the home. With more public education, we hope to improve patient outcomes as well as reduce the risk of fire or injury in the home.