NRFCA Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Film 

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Can I ask you what firefighting in the EU looks like? Wages, benefits, and likeliness of hiring a foreigner with experience?

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Could you try & possibly get that record expunged?

@@grizzoh3232 that's alot of work and ultimately involves the governor.. and I just don't care that much. I just thought it was fucked up.

​@@Miniscapes515yup...that moral turpitude is a real catch 22, especial for the Fire Camp returning citizens who for DECADES have fought wildfires in California. People have no clue what happens when it comes to you or them. People can actually be trained and be working in actual fires, saving property, saving lives potentially...and still be judged not good enough. People have no idea that even if you got that expunged that doesn't mean to have to accept your application for consideration. I'M AN INTERNATIONAL prisoner and human rights advocate for 38 years. I deal with every level of the system from my juveniles TO my people on Death Row. I also come from a FD family... MY Popo when he was alive was for most of his life a volunteer firefighter in NYS, but way downstate from Niagra Falls! WE ARE absolutely as far away from there as possible! 😂 #BROOKLYNBornBaby #LONGISLANDRaised #EMFDEngineCompany2 #TheHomeOfTheBoys

@@Miniscapes515 maybe it was because of your age too,my local ff department only accept people till the age of 38,after that you cant join them

sorry my english is pretty bad(not native english)

Like anything individually or in a team environment we have our strengths and weaknesses that we play to our advantage. Ontario requires nfpa certification so many departments offer the corruiculum as well as testing. The education alone is worth thousands.

@@engineco.1494 My department will send people to any training put on by the state fire academy at our expense. The biggest complaint from existing volunteers is there isn't enough training, but almost none of them take the county up on this. Its... interesting.

@@seanmahoney2671 yes we have the same problem as well. My department will pay us to go the provincial fire college but most don't enroll in any courses. I myself take full advantage of the training and courses offered. Iron sharpens iron.

First off stop calling paid, unionized firefighters “professional”! They do not have a regulating body known as a “college” overseeing their “profession”! NFPA standards are required of ALL fire departments in Ontario. All must meet those requirements not just the paid, unionized firefighters.

Niagara Regional Fire Chiefs

11 of the 12 municipalities that required volunteers opted in to finance this project. Our team discounted costs considerably for the opportunity to participate and spread the message.

You are far too nihilistic

It's true , recruitment and retention are huge challenges for the vollunteer fire departments. And with nfpa requirements it is a much larger commitment than the old days.

@@engineco.1494 Being in a volunteer department for 26 years i see it across my county and the neighboring ones also. Some areas are blessed. One person said I was being nihilistic. I don't think so, just stating what i see. To be honest, I had to research the word.

Its not nihilistic at all, in fact is very true. Volunteer here also, and I've seen first hand how difficult it is to get new people in. While volunteerism in the fire service is certainly a dying breed, even paid departments have a hard time with retention. Unfortunately it's hard to find people nowadays who are willing to give up their time to their community. Not like it was 30 some odd years ago.

@@robertmahoney5523 That isn't specific to fire fighting. This is a global phenomenon; people are looking for things that put food on their tables long enough to eat it.

Says the guy with video game edits on his profile. Why don't you positively contribute to your community?