Name: Volunteer firefighters staff many of Oregon's fire departments, but their numbers are dwindling
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Volunteer firefighters staff many of Oregon's fire departments, but their numbers are dwindling

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73% of Oregon’s fire departments reported a "moderate or significant decrease" in the number of volunteer firefighters over the past five years. That poses a major problem, because the vast majority of the state's fire agencies rely on volunteers to one extent or another. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/investigations/oregon-volunteer-firefighter-recruits-decrease-shortage/283-21983f7f-8b48-481f-b652-205b08476f20 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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