Facing the New Recruitment Reality: Career and Volunteer Strategies That Work

View On Demand (Recorded Sept. 1, 2022)

Across the country, headlines scream about a crisis of recruitment in the fire service. Career and volunteer departments alike are struggling to fill the ranks. And that situation has a direct impact on community safety.

Although the challenges are real, some fire departments are fighting back with unique approaches to hiring and shift scheduling, examining hiring standards and creating new opportunities for community members to participate in fire department operations. Importantly, these strategies are working. If you’re looking for new recruitment inspiration, join us to hear more.

You’ll learn:

How societal changes are affecting career choices and the impetus to volunteer
Why fixing the recruitment problem starts with department culture
The difference between changing hiring standards and lowering them
Specific strategies each of these agencies are using to boost recruitment

Presented by:


Chief John Donnelly DC Fire & EMS	Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder Loveland-Symmes (OH) Fire Department	Chief Hugh Jacobson Monsey (NY) Volunteer Fire Department

Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH United States Fire Administrator	Chief (ret) Dan Petersen Unified Fire Authority Salt Lake County, UT

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