Get your training on Track: How to manage Volunteer Fire Department Training

The traditional volunteer fire department is being eroded by many factors: a lack of volunteers, increased regulations, a spike in call volume, a lack of funding and a missing sense of community among members of the department and within the greater community.

I would argue that, other than funding, many of the factors impacting the decline in volunteerism stem from issues pertaining to leadership, training and the perceived value of joining a local volunteer department.

Here we’ll focus on improving the leadership and management of training, ultimately serving to increase value in performance but also retention of members. Read More…