Recruitment & Retention
The EMS1 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
Guest host Rob Lawrence talks EMS advocacy: “We need voices. We need people. We need people to convey the message.”
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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’s 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
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