Leading the Transition in Volunteer and Combination Fire Departments

Ron Cheves
Fire Chief
Idlewild Fire Department

Workshop: Friday, August 13
09:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Many areas of the country that traditionally have relied on citizen volunteers to provide fire protection and emergency medical services are finding fewer people available or willing to carry on the honorable tradition. The demand for service grows and the number of providers declines.

How are communities needs to be met?

Finding the answer to that question is one of the most daunting challenges facing local fire service leaders. If not volunteers, then by whom?

The answer could be an organization that is staffed by some combination of volunteer and paid personnel.

This discussion presented by the Volunteer and Combination Officers Section of the International Association of Fire Chief’s led by Chief Fred Windisch , Ponderosa VFD Houston, TX and Chief Ron Cheves, Idlewild VFD Matthews, NC.