Is the 'V' in V.F.D. Finally Becoming Obsolete? ; with Fewer Volunteers Reporting for Duty, Smaller Fire Departments Are Rethinking the Job.

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Rural communities are suffering from a lack of volunteers to staff their fire departments, which typically have no paid employees - or, at most, a paid chief.

The reasons for the dearth of what used to be a popular position are many, but the solutions almost certainly can be winnowed down to a few: Hire some full-time personnel, increase the stipends now only paid for time spent at fires, and promote greater cooperation with nearby towns, something that is already becoming a common practice.

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Is the 'V' in V.F.D. Finally Becoming Obsolete? ; with Fewer Volunteers Reporting for Duty, Smaller Fire Departments Are Rethinking the Job.

Volunteering for the local department was once a common way for people in ...

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