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Doing More, differently: Recruitment, Retention, and Addressing Burnout

3 October 2024

Learn about alternative approaches to address fire service recruitment, retention, and burnout …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2024/10/03/default-calendar/doing-more-differently-recruitment-retention-and-addressing-burnout

5 Fatal Volunteer Management Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them!)

13 November 2020

In order to maximize your volunteer program’s effectiveness and provide a positive volunteer …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/5-fatal-volunteer-management-mistakes-(and-how-to-avoid-them-)

How Involving Families Can Help Recruit Volunteer Firefighters

13 November 2020

How does involving families help recruit volunteers? The value of service continues to pass on from one …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/how-involving-families-can-help-recruit-volunteer-firefighters

Barriers to Volunteering: How a Traditional Approach is Limiting Your Department

15 July 2020

Learn ways to recruit new members from untapped pockets of your community.

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/07/15/self-paced/barriers-to-volunteering-how-a-traditional-approach-is-limiting-your-department

Preserving the Tradition of Neighbors Helping Neighbors

21 February 2020

Check out these whitepapers and posters on retention and recruitment.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/preserving-the-tradition-of-neighbors-helping-neighbors

Beyond Hoses & Helmets: Putting the Pieces Together

8 February 2020

BH&H lays the ground work to prepare current and future leaders to lead and manage a fire department …

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/02/08/default-calendar/beyond-hoses-and-helmets-putting-the-pieces-together

VALS: Recruitment and Retention

1 January 2020

Online training in engaging volunteers, finances, records keeping, and recruitment & retention.

http://www.iafc.org/events/event/2020/01/01/self-paced/vals-recruitment-and-retention

Retention and Recruitment Kit

2 August 2019

Everything your department needs for retention and recruitment.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/retention-and-recruitment-kit

How To Host a Successful Open House

27 June 2019

The ability to host a successful open house is vital to volunteer fire departments.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/how-to-host-a-successful-open-house

How to Utilize a GIS Tapestry Report

25 June 2019

Tapestry reports deliver community specific data that can assist you in better understanding your …

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/how-to-utilize-a-gis-tapestry-report

North Carolina Recruitment PSAs

14 June 2019

NC VWS Recruitment PSA

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/north-carolina-recruitment-psas

Connecticut WS Recruitment PSAs

14 June 2019

CT WS Recruitment PSAs

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/connecticut-ws-recruitment-psas

Tennessee Workforce Solutions Recruitment PSAs

14 June 2019

TN Workforce Solutions Recruitment PSAs

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/tennessee-ws-recruitment-psas

Workforce Solutions Press Release Templates

30 May 2019

Press release templates to help you keep your community safe and bring in volunteers.

http://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/ws-press-release-templates

Recruitment Video

28 May 2019

Learn in 6 Steps how to make a professional quality Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Video for under …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/recruitment-video

Retention and Recruitment Challenges and Solution

24 May 2019

Learn more about the challenges and solutions for volunteer retention and recruitment in this report …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/retention-and-recruitment-challenges-and-solution

Recruitment Strategies

26 April 2019

Looking for new recruitment strategies? Learn how to involve your department in a community’s core leadership …

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/recruitment-strategies

Volunteer Recruitment

26 April 2019

Learn some simple strategies to recruit volunteers.

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/volunteer-recruitment

Interview Questions

2 October 2018

This article gives four basic questions to build your candidate interview.

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/interview-questions

Checking the Box: Not so Simple for Organizations Either

2 October 2018

This article gives ideas on what to do if someone has a criminal history on their background check.

http://www.iafc.org/about-iafc/sections/vcos/vcos-resource-external-detail/checking-the-box-not-so-simple-for-organizations-either