NVFC
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
If youre not prepared to answer their questions, you might find your recruitment efforts fizzling faster than a dud firework. Here are eight common questions recruits may ask and how you can knock those answers out of the park (or, in our case, the firehouse). How much time do I really need to commit? Whats the vibe around here?
NVFC
OCTOBER 8, 2024
When a disaster strikes, volunteer firefighters and emergency personnel are quick to respond – risking their safety to protect and assist others. The Volunteer Firefighter Support Fund relies entirely on donations, 100% of which go to responders in need. Applications must be received within 60 days of when the incident occurred.
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ESO
JANUARY 31, 2024
January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, a time to shine a spotlight on the critical issue of increased cancer risk among firefighters, along with the importance of effective safety and preventive measures to reduce exposure to cancer-causing carcinogens. One of the biggest long-term risks for firefighters is cancer.
NVFC
MAY 7, 2024
I remember being very little, kindergarten or first grade, and having the fire department come to the school and me telling a firefighter that I was going to be a firefighter one day — and him laughing at me and telling me girls could not be firefighters,” Sokol says. That did not go over very well.” How wrong he was.
NVFC
MARCH 10, 2025
Proper hydration is critical to the health and safety of firefighters when responding to wildfires and other emergencies. million cans of emergency drinking water to help prepare local volunteer firefighters with vital resources ahead of the annual summer wildfire season, rather than waiting until after disaster strikes.
NVFC
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Practical tips for diversity, equity, and inclusion in your community By Larry Conley The American firefighter has many faces and backgrounds. Though the paid firefighter receives the most attention through media, movies, etc., most firefighters in America are volunteers. The numbers are less in the volunteer rural communities.
NVFC
MARCH 12, 2024
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that in 2020, there were 676,900 volunteer firefighters in the U.S. The age of current volunteer firefighters is also a topic of conversation, and perhaps concern. Firefighters across the state say volunteerism is down and departments are not seeing younger volunteers step up.
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