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• Pa. fire chief stresses need for volunteer firefighters

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  Sunbury Fire Chief Paul Brown said he is doing all he can to get younger people involved with their local departments — in his community and elsewhere

• New Ala. law offers free EMT training for volunteer firefighters

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  Under the new law, volunteer firefighters who commit three years of service can be reimbursed for their EMT course, saving them around $2,000

• Chicago officials demand more fire dept. entrance exams to increase diversity

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  With the last firefighters entrance exam taking place in 2014, and the next one scheduled for 2021, Chicago aldermen are demanding a higher frequency

• Ohio fire dept. gets rid of paramedic requirement for firefighter applicants

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  To bring more recruits into Springfield Fire-Rescue, the department is no longer requiring applicants to be at a paramedic status

• Volunteer shortage prompts Pa. fire dept. to consider paid staff

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  Millcreek Township officials said critical staffing issues and an 80-year-old volunteer fire department model they say is vastly outdated need to be addressed

• Wis. emergency services struggling to hire new firefighter, EMT recruits

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  The National Volunteer Firefighter Council found that, from 1984-2015, the number of volunteer firefighters in the U.S. has dropped by 12 percent

• Robbery arrest douses teen's future with fire department

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  Isaac Garcia, 19, was set to become a volunteer firefighter with the Patterson Fire Department until he was arrested on suspicion of robbery and hit-and-run

• Firefighter, police recruits quizzed about sex lives in application

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  The police and fire application process in Cincinnati includes questions about applicants' most unusual sex acts and how many times they've had sex outdoors

• Kan. fire dept. hires first female firefighter in its 141-year history

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  Cadie-Marie Stapleton, 18, of Galena, has changed the course of history, becoming the first female volunteer firefighter with the Galena Fire Department

• Family: Recruit was fired from Toledo FD due to race

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  Outgoing Chief Luis Santiago confirmed the recruit was fired after he was unable to meet the state’s standards

• Fla. fire chief actively recruiting women to join firefighting ranks

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  The push for more women in the fire department is being driven by Fire Chief Doug Riley

• Fla. city seeking 18 responders for new station

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  Firefighter Colton Conrad, who has been employed with Panama City Beach for three years, said it's a tough job, but the payoff is worth it

• Wash. city green card holders can now apply to be firefighters, cops

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  Senate Bill 6145, which took effect in June, gives legal permanent residents the right to apply to be first responders

• Sonoma County supervisors give $1.7M for fire staffing, recruitment

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  Officials, citing the need for action after last fall’s catastrophic and deadly October fires, also agreed to spend $800,000 to recruit and retain firefighters

• San Francisco mayor’s budget plan allows for 90 new dispatchers

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  "Dispatchers are now answering approximately 1,000 more calls per day. That's about 1,000 more calls from seven years ago," Mayor Mark Farrell said

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