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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

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The North Kingsville Fire Department ended it’s part-time EMS staffing after trial period
Avoid these mistakes to onboard EMTs who will thrive in EMS, and give their all to your agency
A background investigator can learn a lot about a person by simply looking at their social media accounts
EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was fired due to budget overages and personally responding to calls
Easton Volunteer EMS saw an increase in staffing after officials restarted a recruitment program using Sacred Heart University students
Lee County EMS’s “rescue branch” personnel will provide basic care and transport to help response times
Chicago firefighter leaders said paramedics worked nearly 230,000 overtime hours to staff the city’s 80 ambulances last year, and they are on track to do the same in 2024
Paramedic training is intense and rigorous, but the rewards of serving others can be tremendous
Westport Volunteer EMS President Jaime Bairaktaris got his start in EMS as a high school freshman
The state’s Office of Emergency Medical Services reported an increase in calls and a decline of active members