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Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services

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<strong>Retention</strong> & <strong>Recruitment</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Volunteer</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Services</strong>: Challenges & Solutions 87<br />

One city keeps its volunteer workload low by having EMS provided by a third party. The<br />

fire department h<strong>and</strong>les 1,200 calls a year. If volunteers were responsible <strong>for</strong> EMS, <strong>the</strong><br />

call volume would be much higher <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> time dem<strong>and</strong>s much greater.<br />

• delegate tasks.

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