Fire Corps recently distributed the Fire Corps Toolkit for Citizen Corps Councils to every state, regional, and territory Citizen Corps Council, enabling them to promote and support Fire Corps programs at the local level.

This toolkit, created specifically for Citizen Corps Councils, includes a sample letter introducing a local fire or EMS chief to the Fire Corps program, as well as a starter kit with the tools and resources needed to start and implement a program locally. The Toolkit also contains a sample press release announcing a new Fire Corps program or activity in your area, brochures you can disseminate throughout your community, and promotional videos and PSAs that can be used to educate departments and citizens on how Fire Corps can help their communities.

This toolkit is available to all Citizen Corps Councils and can be found on the Fire Corps Web site . For more information about how to implement a Fire Corps program or expand an existing volunteer program, contact 888-FC-INFO1 or info@firecorps.org.