Regardless of whether your career or volunteer, many Fire and EMS organizations are struggling to meet the demands of their citizens. The operational costs (mostly wages and benefits) for career departments are outpacing the increase of tax revenues, making it...
Think the “Millennial’s” are hard to deal with? Perhaps you just do not understand them. The millennial’s – workers under the age of 30 have a different perspective on the work/life ratio than the baby boomer generation and even many within generation X. The...
Implementing job descriptions for volunteers has and continues to be a frequent conversation in a number of forums. There are many different models for managing an organization, attracting new members, and the selection process for officers. Having a standard, fair,...
August 23rd, 2011 By Al Rufer, MBA This past Saturday I taught a 4hr session of Backpacks 2 Air Packs at the Monroe Fire School in Monroe Wisconsin. Backpacks 2 Air Packs is a volunteer recruitment and retention course that focuses on educating fire service leaders on...
The Ledgeview Fire Department, located just south of DePere and Green Bay Wisconsin has had its share of turmoil as of late. Mostly related to the Town Board wanting to hire and oversee the new Fire Chief as opposed to having the members vote for their new Chief. I...
