Retention & Recognition

Notice who is drifting, learn why people leave, and keep the recruits you worked to sign.

An early warning when a member stops showing up, with a stay interview to have about it. A named mentor and a task book for every new recruit, recognition from the department and from teammates, and a record of why people leave, so the chief can see whether new members are still there a year on.

An early warning, and a conversation to have

When a member’s attendance drops below their own usual pattern, a task opens for staff to hold a stay interview. What keeps them, what gets in the way, and a follow-up date are logged, and the Retention page shows how many flagged members actually got that conversation. The member never sees a score.

A mentor and a task book for every recruit

Assign a mentor by name and they are emailed the introduction. The recruit’s probationary task book is built on the skill sign-offs officers already record, and staff are told when probation is ending with skills still outstanding.

Recognition that does not wait for the banquet

Give department awards, and see suggested ones from years of service, LOSAP points, training hours, event attendance, and calls answered. Staff decide; nothing is handed out automatically. Members can send a teammate kudos, too.

Know why people leave

Record a reason and a date when a member separates or retires, and the member can be emailed a short exit survey. The chief’s dashboard groups departures by reason and by length of service, with how many would consider coming back.

Are new recruits still here?

Retention at 90 days and at one year from acceptance, for members who came through an application and members you imported, on the chief’s dashboard and in the monthly digest.

Recruiting that is judged by who stays

Each recruiting source is followed from application to a year on the roster, so you put your effort into the channels that bring members who last, not just applications.

Inside TurnoutFlow

Real screens, not mockups.

Every screenshot below is the shipping product with a demo department's data in it.

Early Warning member list with Derek Mills marked Declining at 0 events in 90 days after 7.5 a month, Nora Walsh in cooldown after outreach, and the rest of the roster marked Steady or Too new to compare

Who is drifting, in plain numbers

Each member is compared with their own usual attendance, and the line says it in plain numbers. A member someone has already talked to waits out a cooldown instead of being flagged again.

Chief's dashboard showing new-recruit retention of 83% at 90 days and 71% at one year, retention by join year, and this year's attrition: 7 separated, 1 retired, 86% exit survey response, 83% would come back

Are new recruits still here?

Retention at 90 days and at one year from acceptance, next to every join-year cohort and this year’s departures.

Chief's dashboard attrition panel listing departures by reason, led by time commitment, and by length of service, with exit survey response and how many would come back

Why people leave

Every departure carries a reason and a date, and the short exit survey says whether they would consider coming back.

Suggested recognition list with Walt Kessler's 5-Year Service Pin for his anniversary on Oct 12 and Training Excellence for two members at 52 and 58 training hours, each with Grant and Dismiss buttons

Suggested awards

The department’s own numbers suggest who has earned an award. Staff grant it or dismiss it; nothing is handed out automatically.

A member's Recognition page on a phone listing their awards, Member of the Month with its citation, a 10-Year Service Pin, and Top Responder, above a form to send a teammate a thank-you

Recognition in the member’s app

Members see the awards they have been given and can send a teammate kudos. Thank-yous stay between sender and recipient.

Member home page on a phone with a Mentoring card showing two recruits' task books at 5 of 12 and 3 of 7 signed off, a Recognition card with three thank-yous from teammates, and the member's next duty shift

A mentor who can see the task book

A mentor sees how each recruit’s task book is coming along, built on the skill sign-offs officers already record.

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