Arlington Volunteer
Fire Department, Station 1 is a non-profit organization. As
such, we always appreciate the support of our community in the form
of donations. Financial assistance is not the only way to offer your
support. We also accept donations of cars, homes and properties for
our training purposes. This type of "real world" experience
is invaluable to our volunteers since it provides a more realistic
environment for our firefighters and medical technicians.
Your tax-deductible
donation can also be mailed to:
Arlington Volunteer Fire Department, Co. 1
500 South Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22204
Jay's
Memorial Fund Jay
Gremelion worked hard to keep the Squad active. In honor of his
memory, all contributions Jay's Memorial Fund will go towards the purchase
of a new ambulance. About Jay:
Certifications
Held:
FF I/II
EMT-B
EVOC III
Hazmat Operations
Basic Trauma Life Support
Heavy Technical Rescue/Trench Rescue
Emergency Response to Terrorism
Basic Pump Ops
Hazmat Train-the-Trainer
He was named as one Arlingtons Outstanding Volunteers
for 2002
He served as:
Assistant Chief, Co. 1
Deputy Chief in the Arlington Falls Church Volunteer
Rescue Squad
Assistant Volunteer Coordinator
Assistant Treasurer of the ACFRA
Major Accomplishments:
Lead instructor for most indoctrination training
and many county drills.
Championed recruitment efforts at Co. 1 and more
than doubled membership in less than 1 year.
Major contributor to the development of new volunteer
SOPs designed to revamp the volunteer indoctrination program, application
process and management of property.
