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Article: NVFC provides resources for retention & recruitment.(National Volunteer Fire Council)
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- Firehouse Magazine
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has long been on the forefront of recruitment and retention issues affecting the volunteer fire and emergency services. From retention and recruitment research, workshops, kits, legislative initiatives, innovative programs like Fire Corps and Fire Line, NVFC recognized early on the need to maintain the existing ranks within a department while at the same time promoting recruitment to gain new members.
In both the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, the NVFC, in conjunction with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), conducted research on recruitment and retention challenges and solutions. The project was the culmination of interviews ...