Chief Bruce D. White....11 December 2006

I borrowed and modified this great list from Jerry Hagen, FAE/President, Winchester VFC. It makes a good deal of sense for SAR Units as well.

14 Things You Can Do To Kill a Volunteer Emergency Services Unit

1. Don't attend training or meetings, but if you do, arrive late.
2. Be sure to leave before the meeting is over.
3. When at a business meeting, vote yes to everything and then do nothing to help.
4. The next day (or right after the meeting) find fault with your board of directors and officers.
5. Take no part in volunteer company business.
6. Do not pay attention at training. Stay in the back and talk to another member. (Nobody will notice)
7. Show up for the missions, but nothing else.
8. Talk cooperation. Don't cooperate.
9. If you are asked to help, always say you are too busy.
10. Never read anything pertaining to the organization or the emergency services in general. You might learn too much.
11. Never accept an office; it is much easier to criticize than to actually do anything.
12. If appointed to a committee, never give it any time. Let the chairman do all the work.
13. Don't do anything more than the bare minimum. Then when others williningly and unselfishly use their abilities to help the cause scream and yell that the Unit is run by a clique.
14. Interrupt and/or talk over someone who is presenting a briefing, training or discussing business.

Next Week: 16 Things for Success