Becoming a Volunteer
When you join the Mount Laurel Emergency Medical Services team, you join an experience: an experience that will make a difference in your life, in the lives of your loved ones, and in the lives of the people in your community in one of the premier emergency medical organizations in Burlington County. It is important to learn about our organization and what is involved in membership as you decide whether or not to join. The following information should help to answer your questions.
What Does an Active Duty Member Do?
Most members of Mount Laurel EMS are active duty. These members serve on duty crew shifts for a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours each month and participate in training and community events with the department. Our actively contributing members do not pay to take classes.
Not interested in active duty? You can still help Mount Laurel EMS! Non-duty members of the department assist us in administrative tasks and coordinating activities for the organization. They are not expected to serve on duty crews and volunteer their services in other ways.
So how do I join?
To become a member of Mount Laurel EMS you must apply. Membership is open to everyone over the age of eighteen (18). No experience is necessary; you will have the opportunity to partake in all the training you will need, and much more. If you are already qualified as an EMT, nurse, physician, or other expertise in the health services, your experience is valuable to our organization. To apply and begin your process of becoming a member, start by filling out an application below.
Once your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed by our membership committee. You may be asked to submit yourself to a background check and fingerprinting by the Mount Laurel Police Department.
If you have any questions about applying or becoming a member, feel free to email your questions to our Membership Committee or use our Contact page
Must I become an EMT?
Because our primary mission is providing quality prehospital medical care to the community, we do require that an active duty member enrolls in an EMT class within one year from their entry into the organization.
What are the benefits of membership?
No one may explain the intangible benefits of saving a human life, yet our heroes do it every day. The appreciation in the eyes of a patient and his or her family is enough for most members. Benefits do not stop there, though. Additional ancillary benefits include:
- Training
- Opportunities for scholarships and tuition credits (see below)
Volunteer Tuition Credit Program
Many of us are combating escalating tuition costs. As a result, a major incentive for becoming a member of a volunteer service there may be the money you are eligible to receive and put toward your college education. As an active volunteer you can receive tuition assistance through a number of programs.
What is a Cadet?
Our cadet program is suspended for the foreseeable future.
