Recruitment & Retention
The SA国际传媒 recruitment and retention topic includes research into what drives providers from the profession, tips for finding, recruiting, hiring and onboarding EMS personnel, as well as strategies for protecting provider emotional and physical health and increasing job satisfaction for the long haul
Be more proactive in your processes and maintain high-level standards of care
Is addressing provider frustration the key to reducing turnover?
Personnel feel unrecognized, many do not trust agency leaders and few are willing to recommend their career to others. How can we fix this?
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that a Brooklyn firefighter tested positive; shifts for firefighters and EMS have been modified in response to the outbreak
Ambulance services asked to maintain normal operations during COVID-19 pandemic but are given exceptions to staffing, equipment and drug requirements
Maintaining mission readiness: return to work guidelines for police, fire and EMS after a COVID-19 quarantine
Resources include PPE donning and doffing videos, infection control and return-to-work guidelines
Business groups, including ambulance services lash out against proposed overtime pay eligibility increase
Town may be able to save money by redeploying its emergency staff and changing inefficient staffing model
The $1 million grant will enable the agency to increase from six to 12 full-time firefighter-medics and rely less on volunteers
NASA Security Specialist and former Firefighter/EMT Dr. Candice McDonald offers a rapid overview to what EMS volunteers need from their agency, and no, it鈥檚 not money
The squad鈥檚 chief says there was 鈥渁 verbal understanding with the state鈥� that they were permitted to run one unlicensed ambulance
Reigniting passion for the job, setting a good example and focusing on people can help your center thrive.
In the ad, Paramedic Jerry Kelley explains the funding problems faced by rural ambulance services and how the census can help
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
Shamong EMS is the third New Jersey ambulance service to be fined for similar violations within the last five months
A partnership between an EMS agency and a University co-op program allows students to complete an accelerated, state-accredited EMT training program in approximately 3 weeks
Fast Track EMS CEO James Stafford shares how his ambulance service is successfully avoiding the recruitment and retention plight of other providers
Lincoln Fire and Rescue seeks to add an eighth medic unit to address overwhelming call volumes
A task force in Erie County is seeking to address problems facing volunteer agencies
Virginia research project highlights possible solutions for filling hiring and knowledge gaps
If voters in Bloomfield Township vote no on the upcoming millage vote, a projected 22 firefighter-paramedics could lose their jobs
The 鈥渂unk-in鈥� program allows the students to stay in dorm-style housing at the fire department headquarters while actively volunteering
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The Sanchez brothers, 26, will be working at different stations in separate areas of Manhattan
Residents were raising concerns about the firing of an Alaska fire chief and assistant chief when a man collapsed, prompting an EMS response
The agency鈥檚 chief says the NJ DOH had already approved their policy of staffing an unlicensed ambulance with one EMT
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is offering 25 grants worth up to $800,000 to rural EMS agencies
Forming a new district brought some challenges, but officials said the impact on the community has been positive
The New Jersey Department of Health cited hundreds of instances of unlicensed ambulances running with only one EMT or with noncertified staff members
Officials say there will be mandatory overtime and ramping up of recruit training after 10 employees left following an incident involving alcoholic egg nog
Fire officials say the levy would provide funds to hire more firefighters and paramedics, ensuring more consistent coverage
Many residents pushed back against the 0.004% levy, which EMS leaders say is needed due to lack of resources and volunteers
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