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
Whether using social media as an individual or as an agency, it’s important to consider the impact your words can have on you and the organization
Current challenges, issues and solutions common to both U.S. and Australia EMS, including hospital handovers and lights and siren responses
“What we have is a shortage of people who are willing to work under horrible conditions for chump change and be unappreciated”
The firefighters were allowed to graduate a month early to help fill gaps after 11 department members were quarantined
Officials say the town suspended EMS operations due to COVID-19 exposure concerns without giving proper notice to the community and state licensing agency
The president of one EMS agency in the city said a reduction in non-emergency transports has significantly impacted revenue
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said he has “no reason to believe” the numbers won’t continue to increase
The order raised concerns that personnel who work part time at other public safety agencies would no longer be available to assist those communities
The association issued a statement expressing that EMS agencies have yet to receive needed relief during the COVID-19 national health emergency
Union leaders said the COVID-19 crisis has driven 911 calls up by 40% while staff is decreasing as department members test positive
Union representatives say quarantined firefighters are being denied workers’ compensation because it’s too difficult to prove they were exposed through work
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said earlier this week that 46 FDNY members had tested positive
More than half the city’s EMS providers have been exposed to COVID-19 but only those showing symptoms are required to self-isolate
The state is asking EMS and healthcare professionals who are licensed but inactive to return to work during the crisis
Personnel will instead be asked to wear masks and monitor for symptoms in order to prevent staffing shortages
During this national emergency, EMS needs to find qualified caregivers to help maintain field response capabilities
As psychomotor testing sites close, the NREMT executive committee voted to allow for provisional certifications during the national emergency
Santa Clara County has decided to expedite COVID-19 testing for emergency personnel in the hopes of avoiding staffing shortages
The U.S. Fire Administration outlined how agencies can take advantage of FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program
Paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, deputies and dispatchers will receive a pay raise of up to 5% and bonuses of up to $4,000 as the county seeks to retain personnel
The interstate personnel licensing system was approved to begin operations early to help agencies impacted by COVID-19
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday that a Brooklyn firefighter tested positive; shifts for firefighters and EMS have been modified in response to the outbreak
Ambulance services asked to maintain normal operations during COVID-19 pandemic but are given exceptions to staffing, equipment and drug requirements
Maintaining mission readiness: return to work guidelines for police, fire and EMS after a COVID-19 quarantine
Resources include PPE donning and doffing videos, infection control and return-to-work guidelines
Business groups, including ambulance services lash out against proposed overtime pay eligibility increase
Town may be able to save money by redeploying its emergency staff and changing inefficient staffing model
The $1 million grant will enable the agency to increase from six to 12 full-time firefighter-medics and rely less on volunteers
NASA Security Specialist and former Firefighter/EMT Dr. Candice McDonald offers a rapid overview to what EMS volunteers need from their agency, and no, it’s not money
The squad’s chief says there was “a verbal understanding with the state” that they were permitted to run one unlicensed ambulance
Reigniting passion for the job, setting a good example and focusing on people can help your center thrive.
In the ad, Paramedic Jerry Kelley explains the funding problems faced by rural ambulance services and how the census can help
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
