NJ Emergency Services Volunteer Special Task Force on Recruitment & Retention

The Special Task Force on Volunteer Retention and Recruitment is pleased to submit its report and recommendations pursuant to P.L.2017, JR-25. The enactment directed the task force to study and make recommendations for short-term and long-term strategies, incentives, and policies for the retention and recruitment of volunteer first responders to ensure the State’s volunteer first responder ranks stabilize and grow in order to be able to adequately service the communities in this State. The enactment also required the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the General Assembly.