Training Smarter: What New Research Tells Us About Volunteer Recruitment — and What to Do About It 📌 Key Takeaway: A landmark 2026 study confirms that training isn’t the barrier to volunteer recruitment; the wrong training, delivered the wrong way, is....
How to Fund Your Department’s Professional Training with AFG & SAFER Grants Budget constraints are one of the most common reasons fire departments delay professional training — but right now, there’s a federally funded solution on the table....
Improving Hazard Recognition, ERG Use, and Early Scene Safety Decisions for Fire Departments “What do we have?” Three words. Spoken in the first seconds on scene. In a hazardous materials incident, the answer to that question determines everything that follows....
Fuel Your Team When building your organization’s training program, you can either nurture long-term growth or opt for a quick fix and regret it later. Think of eLearning like food: a quick bite might be easy, but it rarely fuels your team’s performance. What if your...
Increasing Volunteerism in the Fire Service Faced with declining volunteer numbers, innovative solutions are essential. The consolidation NFPA 1010 also introduced the “support person” position for emergency operations into the standard. Industry professionals...
For Immediate Release Poulsbo, WA – April 2, 2025. Action Training Systems, INC., a leading fire and emergency services training provider, is pleased to announce the release of “Fire Operation Support,” a 12-title training series. The “Support Person” in...
