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County relies on volunteers to run Douglas fire service
About 200 men and women donate their time as volunteer firefighters in Douglas County, with 10 departments, only Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical fully paid. Chiefs discuss training for level one, mercury spill procedures, and mutual aid. Firefighters balance costly equipment, long drives, and night recalls while maintaining readiness.
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Douglas County
Elena Nuss
Kansas
Lawrence-Douglas County
Nuss
Eudora
Eudora Township
Palmyra
Baldwin
Willow Springs Township
Clinton Township
Kanwaka Township
Lecompton Township
Allen Craig
Lyle Bowlin
Willow Springs
Tim Donovan
Wakarusa Township
Lawrence-Douglas
Fie
Friedrich
Wakarusa
Lawrence
Donovan
Bowlin
Mike Yoriie
Julieoe
Duane Filkins
Kanwaka
Danny Rake
Lecompton