Tag Archives: retention

Roll With It!

"Roll With It!" is a part music video, part movie trailer --- full-on high energy - high impact web site for the recruitment of emergency services personnel.

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A Touch of Gray

As I wrote in "From the X-Box to the Box Alarm" --- This demo includes settled homeowners; their kids are growing to an age of independence; focused on giving back; perhaps even looking for an outlet – or just an excuse to get out of the house.

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The Art of Speed-Recruiting

If you had just 30 seconds to convince someone why they should join your volunteer fire department, what would you say?  What would your message be? Do you have a standard sales pitch that you use for just such occasions? ...

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Who Can Afford to Volunteer?

Who Can Afford to Volunteer? That's the question asked by Don Grogg, a commissioner for Harris County Emergency Service District No. 9 in Texas in this article titled: "Suburban Fire Districts Sound the Alarm" in the Houston Chronicle.

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VFDs Get Creative About Recruiting

Allowing interested candidates to specialize as fire police or pump operators is a great way to spread the work load. As the article says, not everyone needs to be the person running into the burning building as all the sane people are running out.

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Run to the Curb!

"Run to the Curb!" is a work-in-progress blog I just created and a possible online book project too. There I'll share my experiences, my stories and my thoughts on our need to be better story tellers.

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