Finding Balance as a Volunteer Firefighter: Serve with Passion and Purpose
Finding a healthy balance between responding to calls and taking care of personal life is essential for volunteer firefighters.
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Retention
Explore the firefighter retention section of FirefighterNation™, where you’ll find articles featuring success stories, practical advice, and expert tips to foster a supportive environment and reduce turnover. Explore strategies for improving morale, enhancing career development opportunities, and promoting work-life balance among firefighters. Empower yourself with insights to strengthen retention efforts and cultivate a dedicated and resilient team within your fire service organization
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Registration Open for 2025 NVFC Training Summit
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) announced that registration is now open for the 2025 NVFC Training Summit, which will take place June 20-21 in…
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Leading the Charge: Innovative Leadership Strategies for Fire Service Recruitment and Retention
How can fire service leaders effectively attract and retain the next generation of firefighters while maintaining high standards?
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Five After Midnight: Worst Responders
Stephanie White sits down with Matt from Worst Responders to talk about why the fire service is seeing such an exit in numbers, and how…
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Twin Falls (ID) Fire Chief Retires After 7 Years
At the end, Les Kenworthy received the traditional “final call” from a dispatcher, and after the crowd enjoyed refreshments, was given a ride home in…
Mexican Officials Arrest Suspect in Stabbing Death of Cal Fire Captain
Authorities in Mexico on Saturday arrested the woman suspected in the alleged stabbing death of a Cal Fire captain killed in her Ramona home, culminating a five-week, bi-national manhunt.
What Is the Culture of Your Fire Department?
When the culture of a volunteer fire department is dysfunctional and toxic, retention is a problem and recruitment is nonexistent.
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The Proactively Fit Firefighter
For decades, the fire service has all but ignored the elephant in the room: dealing with how the job affects its membership. Whether it’s job-related…
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Springfield (MA) Studying if Residency Requirement Stands in Way of Hiring
This data shows you can’t pay people $5,000 or $10,000 more and attract them to the city.
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People are Your Primary Action Item
People are at the heart of all service. If you're not putting them first, you’re doing it wrong.
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Three Fire Stations Closing in NJ Town As Volunteers Dwindle
The Winslow Township Fire Department in Camden County once had 140 volunteer firefighters serving in nine stations.
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For the Love of the Job: Firefighter Retention
With creativity and a culture of working together, we can create an environment where our personnel love their jobs and do not want to leave.
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CT Town’s ‘First Responder Village’ Housing Plan Slammed as Firefighter ‘Frat House’
The Board of Finance slammed what members described as a "not fully baked" plan for affordable housing.
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Meta Leadership in the Fire Service
Are you a meta-leader creating new leaders to become living messages to a future fire service that you will not live to see?
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