In smaller communities, recruitment and retention is a hurdle in providing public safety services.        

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  • Capital Region Targeting Junior Volunteer Firefighters
    The 100 Teens-to-Lifesavers Challenge comes as part of a larger four-year firefighter recruitment campaign funded by a $2.2 million FEMA grant that kicked off in 2022 and will run through 2025.
    04/30/2024 - 9:48 am | View Link
  • Rural Counties Increasingly Use Inmates as Firefighters and EMTs, With No Pay and Little Protection
    This story was originally published by The Conversation. If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come from the local prison. In 1963, the Georgia Department of ...
    04/29/2024 - 10:59 pm | View Link
  • Nationwide volunteer firefighter shortage impacts rural Upstate departments
    A large proportion of the United States relies heavily on volunteer firefighters for emergencies, but their numbers are dwindling and shortage of volunteers is especially hard on rural departments.
    04/24/2024 - 9:15 am | View Link
  • There has been a decline in recent years for Butte County volunteer firefighters
    The county is asking residents to take a survey to help determine which resources need a greater amount of money, which includes understaffed rural fire stations.
    04/23/2024 - 7:16 am | View Link
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