Built exclusively for volunteer fire departments

YOUR
DEPARTMENT.
ONLINE.

Recruiting is your biggest challenge. A professional website with a powerful recruiting page, secure member portal, and community bulletin board changes that. Built for your department. Live in days.

Get Your Site → See Pricing
30,000+
Volunteer Depts in the US
676K
Volunteers Needed
$599
Per Year. All Inclusive.

Volunteer numbers have dropped 40% since 1984. A strong online presence is your most powerful recruiting tool.

The Problem

YOUR DEPARTMENT
DESERVES
BETTER.

Most volunteer fire departments are running on Facebook pages and decade-old websites, or nothing at all. Meanwhile recruits can't find you, the community is in the dark, and your members are managing everything through email threads and paper binders. FireSites was built specifically to solve all of it. Not a generic website template. A platform built from scratch for volunteer fire departments.

No recruiting page

Potential volunteers can't find information about joining. No application form. No requirements listed. No way to take action.

No member portal

Schedules and department documents scattered across email threads and paper binders.

Community in the dark

Residents don't know about burn bans, road closures, or department events. You're posting to Facebook and hoping they see it.

No professional presence

When families move to your area they look you up. What they find reflects directly on the department's credibility.

Why FireSites

NOT ALL
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITES
ARE EQUAL.

Most options out there give you a basic template with a few pages and call it done. FireSites was built from the ground up around the two things that actually matter for volunteer departments: recruiting and member management.

FireSites Basic Template Sites
Built for fire departments
Purpose-built vs generic template
 Every feature designed specifically for VFDs: recruiting, member management, and community alerts. Generic website templates adapted for fire departments. Same layout as a restaurant or realtor.
Recruiting page
Dedicated volunteer acquisition tool
 Compelling, purpose-built recruiting page with online application that routes directly to your chief. A basic "Join Us" page with a contact form at best.
Secure member portal
Hours, payroll, documents, scheduling
 ✓Included from Standard tier. Full login system with hours, docs, and scheduling. ✗Not available. Members still on email threads and paper binders.
Community alerts
Burn bans, road closures, incidents
 Live bulletin board plus email alerts to subscribed residents. One post, every subscriber gets an email instantly. Static pages updated manually. No subscriber system. No alerts.
Online donations
Direct fundraising integration
 ✓Accept donations directly on your site. Every event has a donate button. ✗No built-in donation system. Requires third-party setup.
Pricing
Annual. No surprises.
 Essential at $599/year or Plus at $699/year. One payment. No startup fees. Lifetime support. 30-day money back. Monthly billing. Features locked behind upgrades. Setup fees common.
See What's Included

THIS IS WHAT YOUR
DEPARTMENT GETS.

A look at four of the pages your department gets: the community bulletin board, the member portal, the recruiting page, and the donation page. Every one built specifically for volunteer fire departments.

Community Bulletin Board

YOUR COMMUNITY.
ALWAYS INFORMED.

Burn bans, road closures, events, and emergencies posted once and emailed to every subscriber automatically. Filter by urgency. Subscribe in seconds.

✦ Emergency, Warning, Info, and Event categories
✦ Email sent to all subscribers the moment you post
✦ Residents subscribe directly from your site
✦ No Facebook required. your own platform
yourdepartment.com/community
Community bulletin board screenshot
yourdepartment.com/portal
Member portal hours log screenshot
Member Portal: Plus Plan

EVERYTHING YOUR
MEMBERS NEED.

Secure login for active members. Log hours, view the schedule, read internal announcements, and post bulletins to the community. All in one place.

✦ Invite-only access. chief controls who gets in
✦ Hours logging with monthly totals and export
✦ Shift scheduling and internal announcements
✦ Post bulletins directly from the portal
Recruiting Page

TURN VISITORS INTO
VOLUNTEERS.

Requirements, benefits, a step-by-step process walkthrough, and an online application that routes directly to the chief. Purpose-built to turn community members into volunteers.

✦ Four-step process. no surprises for applicants
✦ Online application form. submits directly to your chief
✦ Requirements checklist. clear and not intimidating
yourdepartment.com/recruiting
Recruiting page
yourdepartment.com/donate
Donation page
Donation Page

FUNDRAISING THAT
ACTUALLY WORKS.

A transparent impact breakdown showing what each donation buys, from gloves to a full set of turnout gear. Preset amounts, custom input, and a Stripe-ready donate button.

✦ Real impact amounts based on actual equipment costs
✦ Preset and custom donation amounts
✦ Stripe payment link. set up in minutes
✦ Optional on every plan
Simple Pricing

BILLED ONCE.
RUNS ALL
YEAR.

One annual payment. No monthly invoices, no surprise fees, no contracts. If your department isn't happy in the first 30 days we refund everything.

Essential
$599
/ year. 30-day money back guarantee.
  • Full public website
  • Dedicated recruiting page with online application
  • Community bulletin board with email alerts
  • Community email subscribe
  • Outreach event request form
  • Online donation integration (optional)
  • Apparatus gallery and department showcase
  • Custom domain included
  • Mobile optimized
  • Live in under a week
  • No startup fees
  • Lifetime support included
Get Started →
Plus
$699
/ year. 30-day money back guarantee.
  • Everything in Essential
  • Secure member login portal
  • Member hours logging
  • Monthly hours report, printable and exportable
  • Shift scheduling
  • Internal announcements board
  • Priority support
Get Started →

All plans include setup, hosting, and your custom domain. No startup fees, lifetime support on every plan, Less than $1.65 a day for the most important recruiting tool your department has.

Not sure yet? Start with a free draft.

We'll build a mock website for your department at no cost, no commitment, no credit card. Once it's ready we'll schedule a quick call to walk through it together and figure out the right direction for your department.

Request Free Draft →
Get Started Today

YOUR SITE.
LIVE IN DAYS.

Tell us about your department and we will have a draft ready within 48 hours. No payment required until you approve it.