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Findings and Recommendations
3 findings
– Agree – There has always been a need for EMTs. It takes a very special type of person to do what may be required of EMTs. Dealing with injury, pain, suffering sickness, and death is not for the faint of heart. Add to that the training time needed, tests that must be passed, and personal time that is lost and you can start to see why there is a shortage. There will always be a need for EMTs.
Related Recommendations (1)
– Agree – BPVFD has tried many different ways to recruit EMT candidates. Posters, flyers, newspaper ads and articles, Facebook, word of mouth, increased pay, and anything else we could think of. We have had limited success. People start the classes but lose interest or find it is too much work and quit. Easing the requirements, helping with the costs, and reducing the time needed to certify are things to consider. Meetings with fire district and county officials for "brain storming" might be considered. Meeting with high school districts about including EMT/ First Aide classes for credit could be a possibility.
- Partially disagree - This concern does not apply to BPVFD as all paid employees have all deductions withdrawn at every pay period.
Related Recommendations (1)
– Agree – After reviewing the IRS website the BPVFD Board feels that we are in compliance with all requirements in regard to employee vs contractor. P.O. Box 382 • 181 North Main Street • Big Pine, California 93513 • (760) 938-2600 • (760) 938-2444 Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department Loss of Ambulance Service and EMT Shortage -
- Agree – There is a constant struggle with filling positions with qualified personal. People no longer feel the need to volunteer and chose to assume someone else will do it.
No recommendations for this finding
