While I appreciate that this chief gets the SoldierFirefighter connection, he also thinks Volunteer Firefighters need a name change to put us on par with our partners in the military reserves. What do you think? http://www.firerescue1.com/volunteer/articles/1883831-How-to-rid-fire-service-of-rivalry-with-a-name-change/
Read More »Where there’s smoke…
Where there’s smoke…there’s a Delaware Volunteer Firefighter! proclaims this web site dedicated to recruiting more for their ranks. Delaware’s recruitment clearinghouse site does a great job of getting the right information in the hands of the right people by sharing scrolling ...
Read More »Orange Beach Creates Resident Firefighter Program
Orange Beach, Alabama’s Fire Department has gotten creative with a bunk-in program that leads to real career opportunities. While other FDLiveIn.com-like programs may prepare you to take a paid firefighting position in a neighboring fire department, county or state, the ...
Read More »Be a hero, save lives, join LVAC!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWC9fNAvnU Great job by the Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC) in producing this professional video demonstrating their capabilities and dedication to the community, just in time to celebrate their 60th anniversary of service to the Town of Lancaster and Village ...
Read More »Recruit your replacements. Train them well.
Given the national decline in experience-building fire load (aka-the work we do as firefighters), I’ve written before about the challenge of today’s fire service leaders to dig in and invest more in their firefighters than ever before to prepare them ...
Read More »JOB OP: Senior Editor-FPP
JOB OP: SENIOR EDITOR Senior FPP Editor Fire Protection Publications (FPP), the world’s leading publisher of high quality and technically accurate fire and emergency services training materials, is accepting applications for the position of FPP Senior Editor. FPP is an ...
Read More »The Hiring Pool is Open – Leland NC
Advertisement for Hiring Pool Leland Volunteer Fire/Rescue Department, Inc. is accepting applications for our 2013 hiring pool. This pool of applicants will be used to fill any part-time or full-time hiring that the department may need for 2013. Once the ...
Read More »Loudon County VA Hiring
Loudoun County VA has posted a paid Firefighter/EMT recruitment to their website at: www.loudoun.gov. FIREFIGHTER/EMT Recruitment #13-F136-322 Date Opened: 12/18/2012 8:00:00 AM Closing Date: 1/2/2013 5:00:00 PM Hiring Range: $40,925 Department: FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE Job Type: Open and Competitive Full/Part-Time: ...
Read More »Draft Choices
Volunteer fire departments, whether they realize it or not, compete for recruits. Sometimes with other volunteer fire departments but most often with a busy home life, other community organizations, volunteering opportunities and a wide array of social activities. What if ...
Read More »“VetNet” To Help Military Veterans Re-Enter Civilian Life
As we’ve shared before, recruiting veterans into the volunteer fire service can be a great solution to our staffing challenges. They might just be the perfect candidate as we don’t have to teach them discipline, respect, honor, loyalty, chain-of-command or teamwork. In return ...
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