The FFN WebTeam recently posted a news article about some Pennsylvania fire departments going into the high schools to recruit future firefighters. (http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/pennsylvania-volunteer?xg_source=activity&id=889755%3ATopic%3A4414468&)
A day later, one participant on the FirefighterNation.com noted that there has been an inordinate number of blogs and discussions related to Junior Firefighters and Fire Explorers. (http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/what-is-up-with-all-these-jr)
In my opinion, both discussions have pretty much turned into Junior/Explorer bashing.
I have very strong feelings on the subject but before I share my thoughts, I’d like you to go to FireRecruiter.com and weigh in on the subject: http://firerecruiter.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/survey-says-fd-youth-programs/
Also on Tiger Schmittendorf …
- @FireRECRUITER: Big Win for the Youngins’ – February 21, 2010
- Creating a Clearinghouse – November 27, 2009
- Tonawanda Explorers are Tops in Nation – December 2, 2009
- @FireRECRUITER: VFDs Get Creative About Recruiting – December 15, 2009
