Fire departments continue to struggle to fill positions

Fire departments in small towns across the state continue to have issues with finding enough volunteers to fill open spots. Parkersburg Fire Chief Russ Boersma says his department is authorized for 35 firefighters, and they only have 19. He says many of the young people don’t stick around after graduating, but they need the young […]

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