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
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.
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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
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Fire Administration Funding FY 2025 Volunteer Fire Assistance Funding FY 2025 SIREN Grant Funding FY 2025 National Firefighter Cancer Registry Funding The post National Fire Organizations Set to Advocate for Legislation in DC Later this Week appeared first on National Volunteer Fire Council.
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
JULY 8, 2024
Eligible responders can enter for a chance to receive two cases of DripDrop electrolyte drink mix for their volunteer fire department Summer brings outdoor adventures, water activities, and barbecues, but it also can bring danger to firefighters, who exert themselves in heavy gear and high temperatures.
NVFC
JULY 16, 2024
Through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, 50 fire departments will receive $10,000 grants to help them obtain the equipment they need to increase responder safety and improve service to the community. The person applying or department chief must be a member of the NVFC.
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