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• Mass. fire chief alarmed by lack of 'help wanted' interest

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  When the Orleans Fire Department recently sent out the call for a new paramedic the response was anything but rapid

• Fla. high school offers firefighter prep program

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  The course includes classroom work in addition to hands-on training, life-saving skills and practical firefighting skills

• Ohio fire department sees most diverse academy class in decades

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  Out of 47 recruits, 30 are white, 12 are black, four are Hispanic, and one is American Indian

• Calif. bill would allow convicts to become firefighters

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  Assembly Bill 1211 would allow convicts to join the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship program

• Rookies aren’t servants: Go train them

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  It’s our responsibility to mold and train new firefighters in every aspect of the job, because failure to perform has dire consequences

• Tackling the Pa. volunteer firefighter shortage

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  A local Pennsylvania news site launched an in-depth look at the cause and the solutions to the the nationwide volunteer shortage

• Conn. fire dept. expands eligibility, offers scholarship for recruits

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  The Bridgeport Fire Department is hoping to attract a diverse crew to become the newest of the city’s bravest

• SAFER grant guidelines released by DHS

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  An announcement said 300 SAFER grants equaling $350,000,000 are available to fire departments to help with hiring, recruitment and retention

• Ala. city aims to make its first responders highest paid in state

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  Montgomery has been plagued with retention issues for years, losing around 60 officers and 30 firefighters last year alone

• Ind. teen to become firefighter before high school graduation

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  Lake Station Fire Chief Chuck Fazekas said Taeylor Holliday, 18, is part of “a different breed,” willing to risk her life to save others

• 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

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