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Fire departments face staffing shortages amid rising calls
Fire chiefs say 2020 totals show 3,868 calls with 65 percent medical emergencies and 2 percent fires. Pandemic era strains deepen recruiting gaps across on call and volunteer crews, triggering more mutual aid and delayed responses as ambulances and ERs fill. Lack of daytime availability and shifting work norms hinder recruitment, with departments noting few prospects despite outreach.
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Docherty
Michigan
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Tinney
Graafschap
Doug den Bleyker
Bob
Don Bleyker
den Bleyker
Holland Area
Saugatuck
Holland
Hamilton