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SUMMARY:Webinar: Mentoring Volunteer Firefighters and Leaders - Why You Should Care
DESCRIPTION:Recruiting and retaining volunteers in your department is an important and exciting part of your job as a leader. Understanding why volunteers decide to stay at your department requires individualized relationships and conversations with each person. Mentorship offers a significant return on investment for both the department and the volunteer\, and it asks leaders to consider the needs of others on a deeper level. This webinar\, presented by NVFC Director (MA) Joe Maruca\, will focus on how department leaders can utilize mentorship as a volunteer firefighter recruitment and retention tool. Register.
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/mentoring-volunteer-firefighters-and-leaders/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T170000
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Voices Live: Improving Your Department -- How to Obtain (And Use!) Effective Feedback from Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:An important aspect of recruitment and retention is asking volunteers how they feel about their experiences and using their feedback to make improvements in the department. But how do you narrow down the right questions\, how do you ask them\, and perhaps most importantly\, what do you do with the answers you get? And if you’re not in a leadership position\, how can you make sure that your department is listening to your concerns? \nThis conversation is for all volunteers\, whether you serve in a leadership position\, as a firefighter or EMS/rescue personnel\, or as an administrator. Let’s talk about ways you’ve communicated about what is and isn’t working in your department. How have you shared your thoughts in the past? What methods have you used to gauge volunteers’ experiences? Did you obtain helpful feedback? How did you use the feedback you got to make changes in your department? What about volunteers’ family members…have you asked for their opinions? \nThis discussion will not be recorded. Discussion notes will be shared in Volunteer Voices after the session. \nModerators:\nTiger Schmittendorf\, First Arriving\nDave Denniston\, ESIP \nStaff:\nRachel Buczynski\nMaggie Mojab\nLaura Towers \nRegister here.\nSee conversation at https://volunteervoices.nvfc.org/discussion/internal-volunteer-firefighter-survey
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/volunteer-voices-live-improving-your-department-how-to-obtain-and-use-effective-feedback-from-volunteers/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Fire Service Legislation -- Your Role in Advocacy
DESCRIPTION:This Congress\, the NVFC will be supporting funding for Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)\, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER)\, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)\, Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants (VFA)\, National Firefighter [Cancer] Registry (NFR)\, and Rural EMS Training (SIREN) Grants. The NVFC will also be advocating for the passage of legislation to reauthorize SAFER\, AFG\, and USFA\, fund the renovation and construction of fire stations\, improve mental health care for first responders\, and expand the eligibility of federal housing benefits to volunteer first responders. \nIf enacted\, each of these policy and funding priorities will greatly assist the volunteer fire service in keeping Americans safe. You\, as an NVFC member and volunteer responder\, have a valuable role to play in encouraging Congress to act on these initiatives. This webinar presented by Ryan Woodward\, NVFC chief of legislative & regulatory affairs\, will provide a primer on the current political climate in Washington\, the NVFC’s policy priorities\, and what you can do to encourage your Senator and Member of Congress to support these priorities. \nRegister.
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/webinar-fire-service-legislation-your-role-in-advocacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230418T160000
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SUMMARY:Roundtable Talk: How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers Despite Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Many volunteer fire and EMS departments struggle to maintain sufficient staffing. Major factors contributing to recruitment challenges include increased time demands\, more rigorous training requirements\, and the proliferation of two-income families whose members do not have time to volunteer. So\, how can departments attract volunteers and encourage them to stick around\, despite these challenges? This Roundtable Talk\, taking place during National Volunteer Week\, will feature a panel of subject matter experts to discuss recruitment and retention strategies that will make volunteering with your fire or EMS department an attractive option. Learn why and how to implement both tangible and non-wage benefits\, the value of live-in programs\, and how to foster a positive department culture people want to be a part of. \nWatch the event live on the NVFC’s Facebook page or register to attend on Zoom.
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/roundtable-talk-how-to-recruit-and-retain-volunteers-despite-challenges/
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Roadway Safety – Beyond the Basic Traffic Incident Management Class
DESCRIPTION:Many of us have taken the basic four-hour National Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Training Course\, but now what? Since 2019\, 33 fire and EMS providers have been struck and killed in the United States along with another 173 law enforcement\, tow truck operators\, and DOT workers. This webinar presented by Todd Leiss will look at next steps for you and your agency including developing an SOP/SOG for roadway safety\, additional training\, implementing an ongoing training plan\, and preparing our personnel\, apparatus\, and equipment for a safer roadway response. Register.
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/webinar-traffic-incident-management/
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SUMMARY:FDIC
DESCRIPTION:Come visit the NVFC at booth #13016! Also\, attend Successful Strategies for Recruiting\, Training\, and Utilizing Volunteers on April 25\, 8am-12pm\, presented by the NVFC’s deputy CEO Dr. Candice McDonald.
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/fdic-5/
LOCATION:Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium\, 100 South Capitol Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46225\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230429T113000
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SUMMARY:R&R Coffee Talk with the Doc
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Candice “Retention” McDonald and special guest Tiger “Recruitment” Schmittendorf for a live 30-minute discussion via Zoom to connect with others and brainstorm on issues facing today’s volunteer fire service. Join the event on April 29 at 11:30am ET here: bit.ly/NVFCZoom
URL:https://www.nvfc.org/event/rr-coffee-talk-with-the-doc/
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