Webinar - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: The Keys for Making a Positive Impact on Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
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Fire and emergency services have encountered a downturn in staffing in recent years. Although recruitment and retention issues are present in many industries around the world, fire and emergency services agencies seem to be especially hard hit in the last few decades, putting communities at risk. Join the NVFC for this free webinar presented by Chief Debbie Carpenter to learn what has changed and what can be done to turn things around. This webinar will address issues relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including what factors make recruits want to join and stay with a department and what fire service administrators can do to address those needs.
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Debbie Carpenter
NVFC
Debbie Carpenter is a Deputy State Fire Marshal with the State of Idaho. Prior to this position, she served for 27 years with Carrollton, TX, Fire Rescue and was the Fire Chief with Spirit Lake Fire Protection District in North Idaho. She earned a Master of Science in Public Safety Administration from Lewis University and is a graduate of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service’s Fire Service Chief Executive Officer program.
Debbie was one of the inaugural members of iDELP, the Diversity Executive Leadership Program with the IAFC. She has also served as a co-chair on the IAFC Training and Education Development Committee and helped to write the IAFC’s Guide for Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Department. She teaches across the country on ethics and DEI in public safety and at the University of New Hampshire on fire service administration.
Through the fire service, Debbie found Parkland Burn Camp, where she plays as a camp counselor at a week-long summer camp for children who have been hospitalized with burn injuries. She is also a board member for Laughter League, a national non-profit that provides medical clowning at children’s hospitals across the U.S.
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