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Volunteers: Recruiting and Keeping Them with NVFC Chairman Kevin Quinn

Scott Orr December 7, 2017

With the vast majority of US firefighters being unpaid volunteers, it’s unsettling to realize that fewer men and women are volunteering these days. It’s a challenge. There are hours, even […]

Finding volunteers: Chief Robert Rielage, Wyoming, Ohio Fire (Ret.)

Scott Orr June 8, 2017

If you run a volunteer fire department or a combination career-volunteer department, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that it’s been getting tougher over the years to find and recruit qualified volunteers. With […]