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Declining Volunteer Fire Departments Face Staffing Gap
Rural areas like Coggan and Swisher report thinner crews as many volunteers move to paid jobs or urban areas. Chiefs cite mobility and family demands, noting auto aid and mutual aid help but stress the need to sustain turnout as calls rise.
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Rowe
Jefferson- Monroe
Mark Espe
Swisher
Siemens Building Technologies
Cedar Rapids
Coggon
Linn-Johnson County
Troy Mills
Prairieburg
Coggan
Espe
David Finger
The
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