The mission of the NVFC's EMS/Rescue Section is to provide volunteers in an EMS or rescue delivery system with information, education, services, and representation to enhance their professionalism.
Fire Corps is a national grassroots effort to connect community members with their local fire/EMS department to perform non-operational roles.
[2] The NVFC launched the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program in 2003 to combat this trend by providing tools, resources, and information to keep first responders healthy and better prepared for the rigors of emergency response.
Make Me A Firefighter™ is a national volunteer firefighter and EMS recruitment and retention campaign launched by the NVFC in 2015 thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Junior firefighter programs also instill life-enhancing skills and values such as leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and community service in the youth who participate.
The NVFC promotes and implements initiatives to keep first responders healthy and safe through its Serve Strong campaign, which features a variety of health and safety training and resources on topics such as preventing cancer, reducing heart attack risk, coping with behavioral health issues, and engaging in safe practices both on and off the fireground.
The NVFC's Share the Load™ program provides access to resources and information to help first responders and their families manage and overcome behavioral health challenges such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and more.