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Pennsylvania Fire Departments Facing Volunteerism Emergency

SUNBURY, Pa. (AP)–The state of volunteer firefighting is in a crisis. That is the assessment of Acting Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook and multiple fire officials in the state, nation and Valley. The current model of volunteer firefighting in …

Fire Departments Can Charge for Medical Response

Harrison County, Miss., supervisors have voted to allow American Medical Response to send a separate bill to patients when city and county fire departments respond to emergency medical calls. However, a representative from AMR says while Gulfport expressed an interest …