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Should fire departments consider waiving U.S. citizenship requirements to combat staffing issues?

This year, both the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Madison (Wis.) Fire Department announced they would allow non-U.S. citizens to apply for positions within their organizations. Should departments consider dropping citizenship requirements for new recruits? Take our latest poll.

Yes

22 %

No

74 %

I’m not sure

5 %

Total

193