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Recruitment and Retention Manual Available
The FAREMS-produced manual R&R: Recruitment and Retention of EMS Professionals in Rural Florida is now available. This 29-page manual is a compendium of research and best practices directly from Florida's rural agencies as well as organizations around the country. Get tips on how to recruit and retain quality EMS professionals for your agency. Become an agency member and get your manual free, or purchase a copy for $25. Click the link below to read the President's Message.
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Rural EMS Managers Awareness Program
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Rural CERTs
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) are local residents trained as first responders to natural disasters. These teams can be used to help build community capacity before disasters strike. Click here to read more about how CERTs can be effective in rural areas. (From the Rural Sociological Society.)
Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future: A Service Chief's Guide to Creating Community Support of Excellence in EMS
As a companion to the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future this document outlines some tasks in community assessment and planning, integration and regionalization, and quality and performance improvement that may be started by any rural or frontier EMS agency to improve access to timely, quality pre-hospital care. Click here to read the entire document. (From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Rural Health Policy.)
Farm Rescue and EMS
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries in the country. Too many EMS responders have been injured or killed due to lack of knowledge and training on farm equipment and machinery. This document provides U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Rural Health Policy recommendations for farm rescue training in rural communities. Click here for the complete document.
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