“There’s a job for everybody” at the volunteer fire department. That’s Chief Reid Vaughan’s perspective on recruitment. Cuba, Alabama, where Vaughan serves as fire chief, doesn’t have a lot of financial support, meaning officials have to get creative about how to best serve the community. Vaughan shares volunteer recruitment strategies plus smart ways to do more with less. We dig into all this plus:
- Mutual-aid relationships that make a big difference
- Hybrid education programs that fit volunteers’ schedules
- Homegrown systems for communicating with the public
- How to highlight the realities of volunteer fire life for local and state leaders
Chief Vaughan also shares his experience receiving the IAFC Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award and encourages listeners to nominate a deserving chief this current award cycle. Nominations close May 9.
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