Firefighter shortage considered a 'disaster' across Pennsylvania

Firefighters in south-central Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm.
"It's not a crisis, it's a disaster," York City Fire Chief William H. Sleeger said. "There's nobody stepping up like that to fulfill the volunteer ranks.”
Sleeger started as a volunteer when volunteers made up the majority of the department.
Decades later, that’s no longer the case. While the number of volunteers has dwindled, the demand for service has only increased.
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