Department Spotlight on Recruitment and Retention

Volunteer and combination fire and EMS departments across the county are using innovative methods to recruit and retain volunteers so they can maintain adequate staffing. Check out these department profiles to find inspiration for your own department.

Alvin (TX) Volunteer Fire Department

Northwest Fire Protection District (Rockford, IL)

Needville (TX) Fire Department

Secaucus (NJ) Volunteer Fire Department

East Dubuque (IL) Fire Department

Mulvane (KS) Fire Rescue

Richmond (ME) Fire Department

Daggett (CA) Fire Department

Foothills Fire & Rescue (Golden, CO)

Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department (Rapid City, SD)

Westminster (MD) Volunteer Fire Department

South Windsor (CT) Fire Department

Royersford (PA) Fire Department

Clarksburg (IN) Community Volunteer Fire Department

Altona (NY) Volunteer Fire Department

Gilt Edge (TN) Volunteer Fire Department

Big Island (VA) Emergency Crew, Inc.

Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Company (Mullica Township, NJ)

East Franklin Fire Department (Somerset, NJ)

Canonsburg (PA) Volunteer Fire Department

Kiowa (CO) Fire Protection District

Lewisville (NC) Fire Department

Banks (OR) Fire District #13

Wheaton (MD) Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.

Brighton Fire Department, Inc. (Rochester, NY)

Woodstock (VA) Fire Department

Tennessee City (TN) Volunteer Fire Department

Town of Canton (CT) Volunteer Fire and EMS Department

Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue (Florence, OR)

Silver Hill Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad, Inc. (Suitland, MD)

Moscow (ID) Volunteer Fire and Ambulance