Recruiting and Retaining: The Future of Volunteer Fire Departments

This special supplement looks at research into prospective volunteers, issues facing small-town fire departments, and how to connect with the broader fire service.
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April 1, 2020
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Firehouse and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up to bring you Recruiting & Retaining: The Future of Volunteer Fire Departments. In this supplement, readers will learn about:

  • Research into prospective volunteers
  • Issues facing small-town fire departments
  • How to connect with the broader fire service
  • Ways to focus on recruitment, retention and replacement
  • Departments that have had success with recruitment by thinking outside-the-box 

Special thanks to the NVFC and sponsors for making this important project come to life.

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