Becoming an active member of our department includes numerous benefits, both tangible and intagible. Members receive tax relief, uniforms, and training that can even lead to a career. Also, members come to see the fire department as a second famliy. The frienships, life lessons, and memories that are found at the fire station are enriching and life changing.

Here is a detailed list of the many benefits available to members of SHVFD.

Free training classes include, but are not limited to:

• • Firefighter I – Firefighter II certification
  • EMT-B, EMT-I, and EMT-P
  • Emergency Vehicle Operator (ambulance, engine, and truck driver)
  • Heavy and Technical Rescue classes
  • Officer I – Officer III classes
  • Instructor I – Instructor III
• Company-wide training (at least twice a year)
• Retirement Benefits—L.O.S.A.P. (Length of Service Awards Program)
  • For every year you are a member, you will receive $10 per month when you reach retirement age. For example, if you are a member of SHVFD for 20 years, you will get $200 a month after you reach age 65. It is vested 50% after 5 years and 100% after 10 years.
• Station Uniform
  • You will receive two free shirts, and sweatshirt initially, and one free shirt each year thereafter. You will need to buy your own duty crew pants as well as steel toed boots.
• Service Recognition
  • The station provides service recognition for one, three, five, seven, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and thirty years of service
• PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
  • You will be issued personal protective equipment based on your chosen career path with the station. Those selecting the fire side will be issued a set of bunker gear and boots and those selecting the EMS side will be issued a set of EMS gear.
• Personal Property Tax Relief
  • If the title is in your name, you can choose one vehicle to be tax-free in Prince William County, Manassas City, or the City of Manassas Park.
• Meal Allowances on weeked duty crews
  • For each weekend crew, the station pays for lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.  The weekend crew shops together for their weekend meals, and puts together a “family-style” dinner on Saturday nights.
• Chance to develop valuable life & job skills
• Chance to meet new people and build new relationships
• Ability to make a real difference in your community