IT’S RESPONDING TO 100 MORE CALLS EACH YEAR. THEY POINT TO THE CITY’S ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND THAT’S WHY CITY OFFICIALS HOPE TO MOVE THE DEPARTMENT AWAY FROM BEING SOLELY VOLUNTEER. KETV NEWSWATCH ...
Small rural fire departments across North Carolina are struggling to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay for the rising cost of equipment. That’s prompting the state legislature to look more ...