Managing the increasing training and certifications required to volunteer

Conduct a needs assessment, focus on your department's first-due, and consider whether you need to be an "exterior-only" fire department

In this episode of "What's YOUR Problem?" Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder answers this viewer question:

Hey Billy, nice piece on the challenges of getting adequately trained and safe staffing by volunteer fire departments serving rural areas. One of the challenges is the increasing training and certifications required to become an operational firefighter. What’s your take on this?

Check out the chief's response!

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