Recruitment and Retention

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Ind. community college offers free tuition for volunteer firefighters, EMS providers
–The college and the state’s volunteer firefighters’ association created the scholarship to encourage volunteering
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Pa. city revamps junior firefighter program
–The program that trains teens between the ages of 14 and 17 is accepting new members after a few years of dormancy
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35 Pa. volunteer EMS services ask legislators to 'slow the bleeding'
–The services called for reductions in education, training and certification requirements as they face volunteer shortages
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Ala. county volunteer fire association plans high school training program
–The association wants to recruit more young people to the fire service as departments across the county face a volunteer shortage
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Philadelphia reopens 4 fire companies closed during the Great Recession
–The city has hired 121 firefighter-EMTs to staff the companies with help from a FEMA grant
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Report on NC gas explosion recommends hiring more FFs
–The Durham Fire Department had requested 75 more firefighters prior to the explosion that killed two and injured 25
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Cleveland FD accused of discriminating against minority, female candidates in hiring process
–The city's mayor rejected allegations made by a federal commission that the fire department's testing process for applicants was discriminatory
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Sacrifice of fallen Worcester firefighter inspires potential volunteers
–Days after Fire Lt. Jason Menard died rescuing members of his crew, several toured a local fire department hoping to follow in his footsteps
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Why did we stop hiring and promoting the ‘workers’ among us?
– 5Valuing firefighters with a “worker” mentality – not simply degrees and test scores – is key to the long-term success of the fire service
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Pa. House approves bills to aid stressed first responders
–Lawmakers passed 16 bills in the last two weeks aimed at supporting first responders, including mental health initiatives and tax credits
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The all-in engine company: Making it work with 3 members
–Outlining the roles of firefighter, driver and officer and the tasks to prioritize
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Should inmates fighting Calif. wildfires deserve a chance at full-time jobs?
–For several years, state lawmakers have considered various bills to change the law so that inmate firefighters aren’t disqualified by their criminal records
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Pa. city faces lack of paramedics, high emergency call volumes
–"For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth"
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Chicago Fire Department officials face calls for greater diversity in ranks
–Chicago has the largest number of women fighting fires and working on ambulances of any city in the country, but they make up less than 10% of the department's total personnel
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Pa. bill would exclude volunteer fire, EMS depts. from open records requests
–Legislators said they have seen how hard it is to recruit and retain volunteers and that the paperwork required with fulfilling requests would be "burdensome"
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