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An Exploration Of Effective Recruitment Sources For Norfolk Fire-Rescue, Beth Bruner
An Exploration Of Effective Recruitment Sources For Norfolk Fire-Rescue, Beth Bruner
Master's Theses
Public Safety applicants have declined nationwide over the last several years, including those individuals applying to Norfolk Fire-Rescue (NFR). Declining applicants can be attributed to change in generational births, effects of 9/11, and change from the 18 year old high school graduate to a midtwenty year old college student. An applicant pool decrease requires more effective recruitment efforts. This study examines the NFR 2006 hiring process from written exam through applicants' hiring. A nonrandomized survey design examined 245 surveys of all exam applicants. Measured constructs included recruitment sources and demographic data and were analyzed specifically with regard to those who …
Is Alternative Transport A Viable Option For Norfolk Fire-Rescue?, Nicholas Edward Nelson
Is Alternative Transport A Viable Option For Norfolk Fire-Rescue?, Nicholas Edward Nelson
Master's Theses
Emergency medical providers transport 911 patients who do not warrant emergency room (ER) transport via ambulance. This study's purpose was to determine if prehospital care providers, using established protocols, could identify patients accurately to be seen by a physician but require ambulance transportation. Fourteen agencies have initiated emergency medical service (EMS refusal). Alternative transport options would free paramedics to respond to life threatening emergencies, while allowing low acuity patients ER access. Ninety-three study patients were enrolled and transported to emergency departments (ED) via taxi. EMS determined eleven patients met enrollment criteria though refused participation in the study. Nine taxi transported …