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    Your passion is our purpose. We’d be honored to help you keep your school safe along the journey of making a difference in the lives of others.

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    As many of our staff are fellow first responders, we live, respect and protect the emergency services community. We’ve suited up to help protect you from the risks you face during your mission to save lives.

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    We care for the caregivers. Together, we can help keep your facility, patients and residents out of harm’s way.

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    We want to help empower your passion and inspire others. Find out how to keep your religious organization a safe and welcoming place for all.

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Welcome to the Passion Project!

We see you. Out there, every day, pursuing your dreams and making strides in your industry. The Passion Project Blog is designed to celebrate people just like you—and to create an encouraging, inspiring place for you to find everything you need to pursue your professional passions more successfully and safely. We hope you’ll get lost in our stories, find value in our tips and put our strategies to good use. We’ve broken things down by industry so you can focus on what matters most to you.
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The importance of insurance beneficiaries
By The Glatfelter Team on February 29, 2024

How you can help protect your most important asset: your people, and how to help them set up their insurance benefits so that they reflect their wishes.

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What is agreed value?
By The VFIS Team on December 8, 2023

Agreed value eliminates many of the downsides that emergency service organizations may experience from traditional auto policies.

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8 Dimensions of Wellness for Firefighters, EMS Personnel + 911 Dispatchers
By The VFIS Team on December 5, 2023

Consider this multi-faceted approach to help your emergency services personnel prevent, cope with and recover from behavioral health concerns.

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Employment Practices 101
By Glatfelter Insurance Group on September 25, 2023

It’s crucial to understand the fundamentals of employment practices, why they’re important and ways you use them to help protect your organization and your most important asset, your...

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Providing Meaningful Support to Your Firefighters + Their Families
By The VFIS Team on August 23, 2023

Check out this program that's designed to support the health and wellness of first responder employees, volunteers and the workplace.

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Station Conversation: What’s Trending in Fire + EMS
By The VFIS Team on June 9, 2023

Here’s a round-up of 4 new-and-evolving topics in emergency services—and reasons why you may want to pay attention to them.

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9 Lessons your emergency service organization doesn’t have to learn the hard way
By The VFIS Team on June 6, 2023

Challenges other fire departments, EMS agencies and 911 centers have faced—and how you can help avoid them.

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5 Acronyms first responders can use when delivering bad news
By The VFIS Team on May 12, 2023

These conversations are difficult for everyone involved and, as the message-deliverer, you play an especially critical role in guiding the conversation.

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Is your fire department exclusive or inclusive?

How the cumulative effects of exclusionary behavior could negatively impact your volunteer and employee retention rates—and 7 ways leaders can promote a more inclusive culture.

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The route to roadway safety for emergency service organizations
By The VFIS Team on December 12, 2022

Let’s take a look at the roadway hazards your crew faces and review how your ESO can implement policies to help address them.

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