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
Readers sound off on what’s attracting new talent and keeping members satisfied
EMS leaders and rising leaders respond with concrete steps to improve recruitment, retention, wellness, safety, etc.
6 helpful tips from the Seminole County (Fla.) Fire Department
Adrian fire chief Tim Bartenslager asked the mayor, city commission and city administrator to increase the roster from 15 to 18 firefighters
Eligible volunteers can receive a tax credit of up to $250 on their earned income tax levied by the township
In an effort to combat the nationwide volunteer shortage, 20 fire and EMS departments in three states are getting creative with tactics such as recruitment centers
The union is urging voters to reject proposals, one of which eliminates the requirement that firefighters be certified paramedics
City Manager Patrick Duhaney promised to have an action plan for the center by the end of the month and allowed funds for more staff and training
Active volunteer responders could get a 20 percent credit on their municipal real estate taxes and a rebate on earned income taxes
Sharon Regional Medical Center and Community College of Allegheny County are cooperating to start a paramedic instructional program at the hospital
“Unit 68” is meant to inspire future generations to become EMTs or paramedics and follows a boy who meets his future self on a mysterious ambulance
Local 449 Vice President Kevin Drysdale said there have been “multiple problems” leading up to the 10-day strike notice, including poor negotiations
Nashville Fire Department officials voiced their concerns and said they “actually deal with having shortfalls” due to low staff numbers
Chief Justin Mochar asked that active volunteer responders receive a property tax rebate of 20 percent, as well as an earned income tax refund
AMR employees said they have seen ambulances unstaffed in several neighborhoods, which is impacting 911 response times
Officials said the turnover rate for Horry County Fire Department is high due to firefighters and paramedics leaving for departments with better pay
Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department is being dispatched to medical incidents after nearly a year of inability to provide that service
County officials are addressing the matter by forming a committee to study the issues, share ideas and come up with possible solutions
According to a statement, the school “made an administrative decision to suspend the paramedic associate degree program due to low enrollment”
New Castle County said the overtime is high because there are not enough paramedics to handle the growing call volume
Mobile Medical Response is paying students $9 an hour to complete the classes, so long as they continue their paramedic education afterward
Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Jasper Brown said nearly 13 percent of crew positions are vacant after 52 new positions were created to reduce work hours
Crews transported 2,211 patients in one day, which exceeds the amount of patients usually transported during disaster situations
Officials said the company is restructuring to stay current with the “ever-changing health-care marketplace”
The hope is the new structure will allow for a second crew when the first crew is conducting a patient transport or answering an emergency call
AMR recruiter James Menor saw Robert Golden’s story on the news and offered him a scholarship to EMT school after graduation
The Kansas Department of Labor projects that 90 new nurses a year will be needed for the next decade just to serve the needs of north central Kansas
Less people are willing to volunteer due to the increase in training requirements in the state
Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr said that although response times have improved, the increase in medical calls is taxing on the department
Lindsey Derby was a police officer and an EMT before becoming Kasson Fire and Rescue’s first female firefighter
Orlando’s union president Ronald Glass said the department should be hiring more firefighters who can also respond to medical calls instead of 25 paramedics
A review of Boston EMS found that responders are sometimes ordered to take multiple patients from separate calls to the hospital in the same ambulance
AMR said the Resource Access Program is no longer in operation due to staffing shortages that lasted longer than anticipated
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