Posts Tagged: Hancock Hope
Do the Right Thing
The Lost Act of “Popping In”
Me with my brothers and sisters
Power of the Pen
This article is one in a series of toolkits focusing on recruitment, retention, fire service marketing and leadership.
Here’s the deal: It’s past midnight, I’m 7+ hours past deadline and the piece I’m writing about another county-based recruitment clearinghouse example isn’t ready for publication.
Then I started thinking, this article is for the July issue. July means summertime. Everyone deserves a summer break. So, let’s take the summer off from talking about clearinghouses and discuss some tools you already have in your toolbox: The power of the pen.
Promoting Your Fire Department
Read More »Part 3: Rockland County
This article is one in a series of toolkits focusing on recruitment, retention, fire service marketing and leadership.
Earlier in our discussion of the clearinghouse approach to recruitment and retention, I outlined my theory that there are three levels of recruitment activities I’ve identified as “The Clearinghouse”; “T&E: Training and Education”; and lastly the “Trench Work.”
In discussing the clearinghouse concept, I stated my feelings that the role and responsibility of building awareness as to the need for volunteers falls on regional, state
Read More »Part 2: Samples of Success
This article is one in a series of toolkits focusing on recruitment, retention, fire service marketing and leadership.
In Part 1 of our discussion of the clearinghouse approach to recruitment and retention, I outlined my theory that there are three levels of recruitment activities, three distinct angles of attack, if you will. I identified them as “The Clearinghouse”; “T&E: Training and Education”; and lastly the “Trench Work.”
In discussing the clearinghouse concept
Read More »Part 1: What’s a Clearinghouse?
In previous articles, I’ve attempted to present the fire service with real tools to use in improving their membership process and documentation including annual reports, prospective member guides and the interview process.
Recently, I’ve been working with a group of some 30 fire service leaders to offer solutions to the recruitment and retention challenges of their county’s fire service.
As part of that process, I’ve developed a three-tiered model to address what I call “recruitment and retention
Read More »Death Toll
Here's a hot topic that might set off some fireworks. Who knows, it might even incite a reader to leave a comment.
This is something very near and dear to me and something I feel very strongly about. I've wanted to write about this for a long time and a recent conversation with a friend prompted me to pick tonight to write it. And, now that I have the forum to do so, here goes.
I'll be involved in at least two fire service funerals this week, and hopefully not a third but it's quite possible. In my role as Deputy Fire Coordinator, I've honestly probably attended perhaps hundreds of such Read More »
