What is the Vulcan Society?
Founded in 1969, the Boston Society of Vulcans of Massachusetts (BSVM) (an organization of Black and Latino firefighters) is a community-based non-profit organization comprised of Boston firefighters and local civilians who work together to empower urban Boston residents to pursue public safety careers and to promote knowledge and safety skills through prevention education programs and resources. During our 30+ years of serving the urban community, the BSVM has been instrumental in addressing cultural and gender diversity in the BFD as well as in monitoring and promoting safety services to the disadvantaged and high-risk groups in the city, including children under 18, adults 65 and over and minority residents. We have provided CPR, First Aid, Fire Safety, Bike Safety and other injury prevention programs to the community while continuing to promote public safety careers for minorities and disadvantaged youth. We seek to help young people gain employment in public safety careers such as
