If you do not show up for any training, should you be allowed to operate the apparatus (S), when there is a fire? That is the question within my dept...I have been with my dept for the last 10 long years. We are paid on call. We have (on the roster 18 firefighters). I have the glorious position as Capt, and Training Officer. We have had an on going problem with no shows to trainings, which are every other week, Mon, from 7-9 pm. We have about 165 calls a year. I have only a few firefighters that simply do not show up for training. We simply cannot come up with a solution to solve this. We offer a training bonus, if you get the reqired hours, you get an extra 500 a year. We are paid on call, and officers are salary. But the chief is worried that if he is too hard on the ones that do not show for training, but they do show for fires, he is afraid that they will quit, and it is hard to come up with new people. Any suggestions?
By the way, I have all my hours! I 'am a firm beliver in training, I have FFI and FFII, and hold an AAS in Fire Science. (my expense). Also, I reside in Michigan....

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