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
The EMS Leadership Academy highlights the urgent need to address funding, career pathways and wellness support
When leadership turnover is persistent, is this a personnel issue or a deeper systemic problem?
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for paramedics now as they were in the heat of the campaign
Brooke County Commissioners approved $120K in bonus money based on hours worked
McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority and Ross/West View Emergency Medical Services Authority recognized for exceeding standards
Easton Emergency Squad officials announced the hiring of 40 news staff, including an operations manager
Boulder Valley students work on EMT certification while interning with a fire department
The California Highway Patrol said Recruit Jacob Fuerte was in an earlier collision before exiting his vehicle and was not in a hit-and-run incident
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez testified to include parts of the PARA-EMT Act into the National Defense Authorization Act
Chicopee students are partnered with a local ambulance company to have certification by graduation
Jacob Fuerte was on his way to training when he stopped to help at a vehicle crash
Jasper County officials aim to focus on providing countywide ALS certification, service to every citizen
New Haven Fire Chief Fire Chief John Alston said the department has 15 paramedics compared to 50 the department normally has
Los Angeles reporter David Nazar zeroed in on California鈥檚 MediCal healthcare reimbursement system, known for some of the lowest reimbursement rates for private ambulance companies in the U.S.
21 Carroll County fire, EMS employees have either quit or been fired in the last 10 months
Jason Dyess: 鈥淟eadership is mostly a matter of the heart鈥�
Guest host Rob Lawrence talks EMS advocacy: 鈥淲e need voices. We need people. We need people to convey the message.鈥�
The Lyme Affordable Housing Commission unveiled a plan to buy property near the firehouse to create housing for volunteer firefighters
Lima Fire Department mutual aid limit seeks to keep a minimum number of crews available in city
Wallingford opted to remove the one year of experience qualification from future applications to open the EMS positions up to a broader pool of applicants
Wallingford officials removed the one-year experience requirement hoping it will lead to an increase in applicants
Jessamine County EMS moved from 24-hour shifts to help fight fatigue in EMS personnel
Efforts in Lawrence work to turn around the shortage of EMS personnel
Understaffed, overworked first responders need robust wellness programs to combat stress
Scotia-Glenville Central School District officials approved the break on property tax to help with recruitment, retention
Funding from the Fireworks Tax Act will be used to reimburse EMS personnel, agencies for recruitment, retention programs
Portland, Gresham officials go against Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson鈥檚 claim that AMR is lowering standards if staffing changes
Bellevue officials approve a $4 an hour raise to retain personnel and recruit others
Sioux City council capped the number as the fire department moved to hire more FFs to fill vacant EMS positions
Beauport Ambulance Service brings additional EMT training to the Cape Ann area
Kingston officials unanimously approved the funding to increase staffing in the city-run ambulance service
Moscow officials are considering several options to increase paramedic staffing as volunteers face an increasing call volume
Santee officials will hire part-time EMTs to create an additional shift to keep up with EMS demands
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