Hello,
This will be a lenghty question, but we need help, our Department is falling apart and we need to safe it now, any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I will try to give you some basics of the origin of the problem, this is an internal problem that has affected the entire dept. personnel, we are at wits end.
This a volunteer dept in a rural area of the United States, we have an active roster of 12-20 firefighters. As with most volunteer depts. we barely get by on budget everywhere and struggle during daytime calls withe personnel being at work. We have two engines, brush truck and 2 tankers, we respond mutual aid and receive likewise.
I wish I could better discribe but for now this is the best I can give you, for I need to get the question out.
We have had a change of command in recent history, with the replacement of cheif, eversince this has happen this dept has been haywire with no control. We still conduct ourselves as professionals on the seen of any call as far as anyone outside the dept. can see but each member of this VOLUNTEER dept has felt like they have had enough. The problem stands between members of the board and firefighters, Cheif and firefighters, and everyone againist each other. Most members have been in dept. for amny years and a few new ones only a short time, but everyone is very head strong on their thoughts and not very willing to bend. We can not even have a meeting without an explosion and people walking out, as far as I know no one has quit yet (knock on wood) but on the road were on now it is inevitable. I wish I could tell you more about myself but I cannot for the sake of privacy of this matter. I fight fire. Thanks in advance of any help that you might share.
This will be a lenghty question, but we need help, our Department is falling apart and we need to safe it now, any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I will try to give you some basics of the origin of the problem, this is an internal problem that has affected the entire dept. personnel, we are at wits end.
This a volunteer dept in a rural area of the United States, we have an active roster of 12-20 firefighters. As with most volunteer depts. we barely get by on budget everywhere and struggle during daytime calls withe personnel being at work. We have two engines, brush truck and 2 tankers, we respond mutual aid and receive likewise.
I wish I could better discribe but for now this is the best I can give you, for I need to get the question out.
We have had a change of command in recent history, with the replacement of cheif, eversince this has happen this dept has been haywire with no control. We still conduct ourselves as professionals on the seen of any call as far as anyone outside the dept. can see but each member of this VOLUNTEER dept has felt like they have had enough. The problem stands between members of the board and firefighters, Cheif and firefighters, and everyone againist each other. Most members have been in dept. for amny years and a few new ones only a short time, but everyone is very head strong on their thoughts and not very willing to bend. We can not even have a meeting without an explosion and people walking out, as far as I know no one has quit yet (knock on wood) but on the road were on now it is inevitable. I wish I could tell you more about myself but I cannot for the sake of privacy of this matter. I fight fire. Thanks in advance of any help that you might share.
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