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VCOS-TargetSafety Survey 2010

The VCOS recently partnered with TargetSafety to offer volunteer and combination fire departments a $1.5 million training grant. Using the funds, grant winners were provided with six months of free access to TargetSafety's online training courses and records management tools.
So that we can better assess the needs of our members as well as evaluate the success of this grant program, we need your feedback.

Please complete the following survey by Friday, July 30, 2010. Should you wish, your responses will remain confidential.
1.Have you ever utilized the internet for:(Required.)
Yes
No
Fire Department Recordkeeping
Fire Department File Sharing/Hosting(i.e. document or video)
Firefighter training
EMS training
Testing
Fire Department Event Planning/Calendaring
2.Please rank the following ONLINE tools for your fire department:
No Need
Already have a solution
Would consider
Immediate Need
Training Records Management
FD Announcement Board
FD File Sharing/Hosting(i.e. document or video)
FD Discussion Board
NFIRS Reporting Capabilities
Fire Training Courses
EMS Training Courses
AHA Training (BLS and ACLS)
Compliance/OSHA training courses
Electronic ISO reporting
Certification tracking and reporting
Community sharing(i.e. sharing documents,videos,etc. from a community of fire professionals)
Video web conferencing
Health and wellness program
Custom course creation tools
3.Would your department benefit from the following:(Required.)
Not Useful
Somewhat Useful
Useful
Very Useful
A tool that would allow individuals to purchase courses on their own
A tool to communicate and share documents, announcements, resources or events with neighboring departments
A tool to create or take custom training courses/tests created by your department
Industry specific News & Information
A free/low-cost solution to NFIRS
4.Do you currently report NFIRS data?(Required.)
5.What system does your department primarily use to track all aspects of training at your department?(Required.)
6.Do you foresee using online training in the future as part of your department's overall training regimen?(Required.)
7.Did you participate in the VCOS-TargetSafety grant program last year?(Required.)
8.If you participated, did you implement the program?(Required.)
9.Did your department take advantage of any other aspects of the grant program, other than training (i.e. recordkeeping, document sharing, etc.)?(Required.)
10.If you did not participate, select all that apply:(Required.)
11.Prior to the grant announcement, had you heard of TargetSafety?(Required.)
12.What else could VCOS and TargetSafety offer to your department? Please be specific as possible.(Required.)
13.In what other grant programs does your department participate?(Required.)
14.So that we can follow up on your responses, please provide your contact information below. You are not obligated to do so; however, by providing this information, we can contact you and get some more specifics on your suggestions as well as answer any questions you may have about PreventionLink.