Additional Optional Online Resources

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The following resources are optional. They are intended to aid you, and are not required reading.

Recruitment

13 Ways to Kill a Volunteer Fire Company - http://www.volunteerfd.org/recruitment/articles/245080

16 Ways You can Help Your Fire Company Succeed - http://www.volunteerfd.org/recruitment/articles/245081

Experts Offer Volunteer Departments Remedies for Recruitment, Retention -http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=50524&sectionId=12

Job Web - http://www.jobweb.com

Recruit USA - http://www.recruitusa.com

Volunteer Recruitment Tips - http://www.serviceleader.org/new/managers/2004/03/000213.php

Workforce-Recruitment - http://www.workforce.com

Equal Opportunity

Audit Faults Fire Dept.: L. A. city controller finds a majority of women and minorities say the agency is a hostile place to work . The chief agrees harassment is common, Lisa Richardson: LA Times, Los Angeles:CA: Jan 27, 2006: pg B4: http://www.fire.ca.gov/about_content/downloads/weeklymemos/ChiefWeekly02-03-06.pdf

Body-piercing and Other Title VII Troubles - John Rukavina. Fire Chief. Atlanta: Sep 2003. Vol. 47, Iss. 9; pg. 16. http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_bodypiercing_title_vii/

Affirmative Action

Fire Department Faces Hiring Test Need For More Women Recognized. Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff. Boston Globe. Boston, Mass.: Jul 24, 2001. pg. B.4.

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Employment and Promotion

Assessment Centers - http://www.empco.net

Corporate Screening - http://www.corporatescreening.com

How Assessment Centers Work - http://www.assessmentcenters.org

Personnel Selection - http://www.personnelselection.com

Personnel Selection - Interview - http://www.hr-guide.com

Random Testing - http://www.macroworks.com

U.S. Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov

Sexual Harassment and Workplace Discrimination

Firefighting Women and Sexual Harassment Ellen Rosell; Kathy Miller; Karen Barber. Public Personnel Management, Fall 1995 v24 n3 p339(12).

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When Pranks Become Harassment: The Case of African American Women Firefighters. Janice D. Yoder; Patricia Aniakudo. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, Sept 1996 v35 n5-6 p253(18).

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Training and Development

Emergency Training Solutions - http://www.etsrescue.com

Fire and Emergency Television Network - http://www.fetn.com

Fire Department Training Network - http://www.firerescue.com

International Fire Service Accreditation Congress - http://www.ifsac.org

International Fire Service Training Association - http://www.ifsta.org

North American Fire Training Directors - http://www.naftd.org

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