Department Spotlight on Recruitment and Retention
Volunteer and combination fire and EMS departments across the county are using innovative methods to recruit and retain volunteers so they can maintain adequate staffing. Check out these department profiles to find inspiration for your own department.
Alvin (TX) Volunteer Fire Department
Northwest Fire Protection District (Rockford, IL)
Needville (TX) Fire Department
Secaucus (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department
East Dubuque (IL) Fire Department
Foothills Fire & Rescue (Golden, CO)
Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department (Rapid City, SD)
Westminster (MD) Volunteer Fire Department
South Windsor (CT) Fire Department
Royersford (PA) Fire Department
Clarksburg (IN) Community Volunteer Fire Department
Altona (NY) Volunteer Fire Department
Gilt Edge (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
Big Island (VA) Emergency Crew, Inc.
Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Company (Mullica Township, NJ)
East Franklin Fire Department (Somerset, NJ)
Canonsburg (PA) Volunteer Fire Department
Kiowa (CO) Fire Protection District
Lewisville (NC) Fire Department
Wheaton (MD) Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.
Brighton Fire Department, Inc. (Rochester, NY)
Woodstock (VA) Fire Department
Tennessee City (TN) Volunteer Fire Department
Town of Canton (CT) Volunteer Fire and EMS Department
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue (Florence, OR)
Silver Hill Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Inc. (Suitland, MD)
Moscow (ID) Volunteer Fire and Ambulance