The volunteer crisis |
By West Whiteland Fire Company | |
May 10, 2015 | |
“Pennsylvania has around 2,300 volunteer fire departments, making up 96 percent of fire coverage in the state, according to a 2014 legislative report. Those departments are staffed by an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 firefighters, compared with the nearly 300,000 volunteers who made up the fire service in the 1970s”. (The Morning Call - See link below) Volunteer Firefighters are: Are you willing to make a difference? Stop the crisis and do what is right. |
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Hyperlinks: | Readers’ Views: Decline in volunteer firefighters is a crisis in Pa. PA fire departments deal with big drop in recruits |