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• Pa. fire chief stresses need for volunteer firefighters

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  Sunbury Fire Chief Paul Brown said he is doing all he can to get younger people involved with their local departments — in his community and elsewhere

• New Ala. law offers free EMT training for volunteer firefighters

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  Under the new law, volunteer firefighters who commit three years of service can be reimbursed for their EMT course, saving them around $2,000

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• Roundtable: Community risk reduction in the year ahead

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  Wildfires, acts of violence and declining numbers in the fire service will require training, data-driven approaches to emergency response

• What motivates new firefighters?

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  As generations change, so do our motivations and our methods of learning and training

• Chicago officials demand more fire dept. entrance exams to increase diversity

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  With the last firefighters entrance exam taking place in 2014, and the next one scheduled for 2021, Chicago aldermen are demanding a higher frequency

• Ohio fire dept. gets rid of paramedic requirement for firefighter applicants

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  To bring more recruits into Springfield Fire-Rescue, the department is no longer requiring applicants to be at a paramedic status

• Volunteer shortage prompts Pa. fire dept. to consider paid staff

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  Millcreek Township officials said critical staffing issues and an 80-year-old volunteer fire department model they say is vastly outdated need to be addressed

• Wis. emergency services struggling to hire new firefighter, EMT recruits

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  The National Volunteer Firefighter Council found that, from 1984-2015, the number of volunteer firefighters in the U.S. has dropped by 12 percent

• Engaged supervisors set the tone for employee retention

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  Using LEAD principles, EMS leaders can encourage employee retention at their organizations

• Robbery arrest douses teen's future with fire department

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  Isaac Garcia, 19, was set to become a volunteer firefighter with the Patterson Fire Department until he was arrested on suspicion of robbery and hit-and-run

• Firefighter, police recruits quizzed about sex lives in application

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  The police and fire application process in Cincinnati includes questions about applicants' most unusual sex acts and how many times they've had sex outdoors

• An intro to fire service leadership: Influencing with relationships

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  Chief John Buckman breaks down the leadership characteristics to embrace and those to avoid to lead your firefighters to success

• Changing hands: Making the firefighter generational transition

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  We must learn from and rely on a new generation of firefighters if our profession is to progress

• Kan. fire dept. hires first female firefighter in its 141-year history

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  Cadie-Marie Stapleton, 18, of Galena, has changed the course of history, becoming the first female volunteer firefighter with the Galena Fire Department

• Firefighter arson: Could it happen within your ranks?

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  Learn how to identify the signs of firefighter arson within your own ranks and the actions fire chiefs can take to mitigate the problem

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