fire service

How to Become a Volunteer Firefighter

Communities all across the United States are in need of people to join their local Volunteer Fire Department.  A critical service, yet expensive to fund full time staffing, volunteer fire departments are experiencing a huge shortage of members.  It seems as though volunteering for a fire department has become less popular nationwide. Forgotten though are the benefits of joining a volunteer fire department. With today’s changing society and culture, we have forgotten the value of community service and helping your neighbors.  We tend to want to connect to people on social media from all around the world, but forget that we have wonderful people living right next door.

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Podcast Episode 013 – The Value of Committees

Listen to this solo episode with Nick and learn why committees are critical in our departments. From teamwork to retention, we should all be focusing on creating an environment for our members to feel involved.

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How the incident commander can keep members invested.

It takes everyone from all ranks to work on keeping members invested in your fire department. From the Chief to the Firefighters, each and every one of us has a duty to provide their piece to the complicated puzzle known as Membership Retention. We should all be doing our best to curb any drama and rumors, avoid negativity and spread a positive attitude. Along with that, we should all be making sure the time we are spending away from our family and jobs is time not wasted.

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