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Volunteerism Rates Increase in Alberta!
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Recruitment and Retention Report Released to Fire Chiefs
In early 2010, Volunteer Alberta was contracted by the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association to create a Recruitment and Retention Strategy for Alberta’s volunteer fire departments (the second phase of a three-phase contract). Volunteer Alberta presented the final report to fire chiefs and volunteer firefighters across the province on June 23rd at their annual conference. The report will be publicly available after it is presented to Minister Goudreau by the AFCA.
An article in the Edmonton Journal, "Alberta’s volunteer firefighters drifting away as funding shrinks: association boss", quoted Karen Lynch, Executive Director of Volunteer Alberta, as saying "If you have a recruitment or retention program that's not working or hasn't been working, it has to change".
More information about the Alberta Fire Chiefs Association, as well as the Environmental Scan conducted in the first phase of this contract is available at www.afca.ab.ca.
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