Leveraging Online Training at Your Volunteer Department: How to Make it Work

The fire service is built on tradition and change can be difficult, but the need to maximize productivity, achieve compliance, and reduce expenses through training is becoming more critical. Join Vector Solutions for this free webinar on how to embrace the cultural shift to virtual learning and enhance your department’s training to ensure your members

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NVFC Spring Meeting

The annual spring meeting of the NVFC board of directors will be held virtually in 2021.

Webinar – Folding Time: How to Achieve Twice as Much in Half the Time

In your department, state association, at the national level, and even in your personal life, are you looking for a way to do more with less time? Understanding which activities make the biggest difference to our productivity can result in getting twice as much done in less time. This program presented by nationally-renowned speaker Neen

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Facebook Live Discussion: International Firefighters’ Day – Coming Together in Solidarity

International Firefighters' Day is observed annually on May 4 and is a time to recognize the contributions of firefighters not just within the United States, but worldwide. Join NVFC interim CEO Kevin D. Quinn and representatives from Ecuador, Greece, Italy, Japan, Malta, and the United States for a discussion on the importance of the volunteer

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Webinar: Investing in your Volunteers

Today’s volunteers serve many roles in fire and EMS agencies. Those roles are helping to provide essential services in one of the most challenging and stressful times in our country. Providing resources and support to your department’s volunteers and showing them the value of what they are doing are critical to keeping them active. This

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Webinar: Reaching Through the Screen with Social Media

Social media is a cost-effective vehicle for fire departments to reach members, potential volunteers, and donors. However, engaging fire department stakeholders goes beyond just pushing out emails and posting on social media. Fostering relationships and building trust over technology requires a simple, yet strategic approach. Join Dr. Candice McDonald as she highlights strategies for you

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NVFC Training Summit

This signature NVFC event features classroom training on topics critical to the fire and emergency services as well as an opportunity to share ideas and best practices with responders from across the U.S.

Safety Stand Down: Rebuild Rehab to Protect Your Firefighters

Safety Stand Down takes place on June 20-26. This year’s theme is “Rebuild Rehab” and focuses on the critical importance of a comprehensive rehab program to mitigate the physiological and mental impacts of firefighting. Join the NVFC’s first vice chair Kevin D. Quinn, Dr. Eduardo Dolhun, the founder of DripDrop ORS, NVFC director from New

Onboarding New Volunteers: Strategies for Long-Term Retention

Volunteer fire departments are constantly recruiting new members into their ranks. One of the most important, but often overlooked, steps in the recruitment process is onboarding new firefighters. The long-term retention of firefighters begins with the onboarding process. Join Jason Decremer, PhD, director of certification for the Connecticut Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, for

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