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Brickbat

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5. From what I have read, it is often smaller towns that have lost local businesses who have trouble

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 03:50 PM

Dec 2013

keeping a VFD in place. People work in the next town over, or the county seat 30 miles away, and are ineligible for VFD service, or simply don't have time. Also, increased training requirements have kept some potential recruits away.

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Small Town Volunteer Fire Departments Rock! [View all] MineralMan Dec 2013 OP

My grandfather was a volunteer, and I live in a town that has an outstanding VFD. Brickbat Dec 2013 #1

Cool. You're right. There are always more volunteers MineralMan Dec 2013 #2

Actually, many places are having difficulties filling the volunteer positions. In some places it's Brickbat Dec 2013 #3

Interesting. I wonder if the leadership of the department MineralMan Dec 2013 #4

From what I have read, it is often smaller towns that have lost local businesses who have trouble Brickbat Dec 2013 #5

I suppose that's true. If so, it's too bad for those communities. MineralMan Dec 2013 #6