Chief Jerry Streich

Five Simple Changes to Improve Your Recruitment Effort

Recruiting emergency responders requires a plan and effort. As I work with fire and EMS departments across the Midwest, a few things that...

What Becoming a Volunteer Firefighter Can Offer YOU?

The fire service has a lot to offer someone who wants to excel in their career and earn more income. As an employer, we look for people...

Fire Department Rank Structure

Learn the rank structure of the United States Fire Service.

Go Against the Traffic

Sometimes while en route to an emergency scene you learn the incident is on the other side of the median. Knowing it is difficult to make...

Five Stages for Effective Firefighter Recruitment

Part 5 – Firefighter Retention Jerry L. Streich, Fire Chief/Emergency Manager (Ret) The past four articles on Effective Firefighter...

Five Stages for Effective Firefighter Recruitment Part 4 -Training

Part 4 of the Five Stages for Effective Firefighter REcruitment. Training is a key element for the new hire onboarding process. Get it right

Five Stages of Effective Recruitment. Part 3

In part one, we discussed the need to look inside your fire station to see how it looks from the perspective of someone who knows nothing...

INTERVIEW: DO NOT ASK!

When interviewing candidates to join your team, state and federal laws prohibit you from asking questions that could force the candidate...

Need help with your firefighter recruitment process?

Fire departments across Minnesota are searching for responders to fill their empty lockers. The tasks involved to attract, interview,...

Do you have a voice in the future of the fire service?

Do you have a voice in the future of the fire service? The answer to that question will come later. But first, let me help you...

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