[SIZE=2]The South Walton Fire District (SWFD) Citizen Volunteer Program officially kicked off last week. The “volunteers” began filling their roles assisting Fire District personnel. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2] [/SIZE] “[SIZE=2]There are many residents in Walton County that are retired, semi-retired, or stay at home parents, all looking for a way to contribute to their community, we now offer the opportunity to fill that void, “ said Assistant Chief Marc Anderson, program coordinator. “Initially the volunteers will focus mainly on “administrative/clerical” duties.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2] [/SIZE] “[SIZE=2]By becoming a SWFD volunteer, that individual becomes a member of one of Florida’s leading fire-rescue agencies,” said Rick Talbert, Fire Chief[/SIZE] “[SIZE=2]The talent and skill level of these volunteers is very impressive,” but there will not be any firefighting/combat duties involved,” said Sammy Sanchez, Fire Marshal. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2] [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Some long term goals and objectives include: fire prevention, public education, CPR, event coordination support and fleet maintenance support. If you would like to be part of our exciting, dynamic team as a citizen volunteer please contact SWFD for a volunteer application. For additional information please feel free to call or you can visit our website @ [/SIZE][COLOR=#0000ff][U][URL="http://www.swfd.org/"][SIZE=2]www.swfd.org[/SIZE][/URL][/U][/COLOR][SIZE=2]. [/SIZE]
