New Membership

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After seeing a lot of discussion about how LOSAP has done nothing but attract unmotivated members and how they just stick around for years and years, what sort of tools do your departments have for dealing with this? For my Dept in CT, prospective members have to come around for at least two months before they can be voted in as probationary members, and then one year later they have to be voted in as full members. Probationary members can be asked to leave based on the membership committee, whereas full members have to be voted on to be asked to leave. Do your departments accept everyone who asks to join? and can you deal with less than dedicated volunteers once they are in?

[SageVigiles 1,194]

To be eligble for LOSAP in New Fairfield you need to attend "12, 12 and 12" which is 12 calls, 12 cleanups, and 12 drills. Also your CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens and HAZMAT Awareness training must be kept up to date. Otherwise you lose LOSAP and you may be suspended or terminated. Anyone who has ever sat through Bloodborne Pathogens or HAZMAT Awareness refreshers knows that might actually work.