Keeping your department well trained and abreast of new evolutions is a very difficult task. In career departments, drill schedules can be based around work schedules—so many tours per month mean so many subjects. In a volunteer department, too many factors influence when firefighters attend drills: Firefighter availability, having the money to attend training schools or hire outside speakers, and an ever-changing group of members are just some factors that may affect the continuity of a training program. Because of this, a volunteer fire department's drill schedule must try to be flexible to address these and other problems. Deciding what topic to drill on, when and where to hold the drill, and how to reach the most members are issues many training officers face in volunteer departments.
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