Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Visit our fire station at Calle 6 and Palo Escopeta or fill out the website application form! We are always seeking members who are at least 17 years old and older who can volunteer days and nights and those that have a chuffers license.
We provide comprehensive training in firefighting and safety protocols and prehospital care Paramedic. Our training starts after you serve a three month probationary period of time. This allows you to see if being a firefighter is really what you want to do. After that decision is made you will start a 172 hour academy program.
Donations from the USA are tax deductible but currently not in Mexico.
Join us at events or donate directly on our site!
Donations can be made directly to:
H. Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de El Centenario, A.C.
901 Calle 6 and Palo Escopeta - +52 612 296 8780
Scotiabank Transfer
SWIFT CODE: MBCOMXMMXXX
Bank Name: Scotiabank Inverlat S.A.
Bank Address: ESQUERRO #15, CENTRO,
Zip Code: 23000, La Paz Baja California Sur, Mexico
CLABE: 044040256059340578
Name: Warren Robert Jorgenson
NOTE: 612 Donation
OXXO Transfer
Scotiabank Card No.: 5579 2091 5504 5930
PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/WRJMX then click send
We have staff at the station 24 hours a day. Sometimes everyone is away from the station on emergency calls. We can respond in under 2 minutes when we are at the station, and when calling off duty staff we aim for a response time under 5 minutes!