New Applicant Manual
Bayport Fire Department
Rev.2 Sept 2005
Joining the Bayport Fire Department is on average a two to three month process. The Department has one meeting per month on the first Friday of each month. At this meeting your Application will be read off to inform the membership that you are interested in joining. Next, a background investigation is completed. This entails any arson convictions, driving record, and may include contacting references.   You will also be required to receive a medical examination given by Nassau Diagnositcs and paid for by the Bayport Fire District. Once the information has been received by the investigating committee, you will then be brought in for a introductory meeting. This is where we get to meet you and you meet us. Once the meeting is done, the committee discusses it's findings on the applicant and votes to recommend or not recommend membership. At the September meeting, the "second reading" of the applications take place. the the department votes on each applicant on an individual bases. The Department does not have to follow the recommendation of the investigating committee.
If you are elected into the Bayport Fire Department, then the following Monday your Membership is presented to the Bayport Fire District Commissioners for Approval. Once approved, you are considered a Probationary member.
Probation Period:
Probation means you are a trainee of the Fire Department. During this time you have the rights of a department member (although if you are disciplined by suspension while on probation then you are automatically dropped from the roles). The Probation period lasts for about 1 year. Probation is completed by passing 9 months of in house training classes (typically classes are almost every Sunday, 9:00 am to 11:00 am). In addition to the in house training, you must complete and pass the Suffolk County Fire Academy. The Academy consists of about 18 classroom session plus CPR training. Classes are offered throughout the county at different fire departments as well as the academy it self. In addition to the classroom training, you are required to attend 24 hours of practical skills training at the Academy.
Drills, Training, Miscellaneous:
In addition to your regular training, the Fire Department has continuous training though out the month. It is to your benefit to attend as much as you can. You are urged to attend meetings, parades, clean ups, and fund raising event.
Becoming a firefighter is hard work and requires a lot of time, however, there are plenty of people who are ready to help you through it and the rewards are endless.
About the Bayport Fire Department
The Bayport Fire Department was started in 1891 as the Bayport Hose Company by some local residents of Bayport. All of the money was funded by donations until the late 1920’s when the Bayport Fire District Tax Municipality was created. The Fire Department was incorporated in the Late 1890’s as the Bayport Fire Department and two sub divisions or Companies were created; the Hose Company No.1 and the Hook and Ladder Company No.1. Sometime in the late 1940’s a third company, Engine Company No.1 was created. Today in addition to the three companies, there is also the Fire Police Company which is responsible for Traffic Control and Scene Security at emergencies, the Rescue Squad which comprises of Special Rescue Situations and EMS, and The Water Rescue Team which is responsible for all Near and Off Shore Water Rescues which Bayport is heavily involved in.
The Training Committee sees to it that you are well trained in all that we do, so it’s not just firefighting. Once you have completed your probation you can continue your training at a more specific or specialized area that interests you such as the following:
Heavy Rescue
Tactical Rescue (High Angle)
Confined Space
Water Rescue
Haz Mat
Incident Command
Advanced Breathing
Advanced Firefighting
CFR, EMT-D. AEMT. Paramedic
Fire Prevention
Arson
LOSAP:
The Bayport Fire District provides a Longevity Awards Pension program.
To earn your pension you must meet the following criteria on an annual bases.
50% of all General Fire Alarms (on average about 20-30 calls)
10 Drills
15 (Combination) Meetings, Misc, Standby, Training, Elected position
You are eligable for this program after one full year of service with the Department. This criteria has no baring on status with the Department. The Fire Department is governed by it’s own constitution and currently does not have a dismissal policy based on percentage.
The Bayport Fire Department has a great deal of history and family activity behind it. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of a professional organization. Once you join you will see that there are a lot of people who are there for you in your training, career, and personal life. We take pride in who we are and the reputation that we have built in over 100 years of volunteer service.
Download an Application for Membership here.
It is the Bayport Fire Department's policy to assure that applicants and it's members are treated during membership, without regard to their race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), color, age, national origin, or physical or mental disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or termination; selection for training, and ensuring and maintaining a work environment free of harassment, intimidation, and coercion at all sites and in all facilities at which employees are assigned to work.
