T hroughout my 32-year career in the fire service, two truths became evident. The first was “the police get everything.” The second “truth” was that in tough budget times, training was always cut first. An anemic budget can affect training within a fire department, but we in the fire service can “invent” many ways to overcome or work around the budget shortfall.
Question: Has the budget crisis affected your department’s ability to train? If so, what are you doing about it?
I was surprised by the number of responses that said outright or alluded to the fact that their training programs were not affected (10 out of the 22 respondents). Twelve of the 22 stated or implied that they had to alter or reduce their department’s training program.
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