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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Filling Member Wants Serves Agency Needs

Today's volunteer is looking for action, respect, training, appreciation and belonging while contributing only a small block time. Let's look at these five wants more closely. A volunteer joins a fire department for the action he or she will take part in. Therefore, a department with a very low call volume is behind the eight ball. Volunteers must be kept active with well-thought-out and interactive training programs and drills. Training with other departments helps keep volunteers active and happy. On the other hand, a department with a large call volume runs the risks of burning out the volunteer ...

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