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County fire chiefs report rising mutual-aid calls as volunteer ranks thin
Summary
Matt Haddle, president of the Hardin County Fire Chiefs Association, told the court that half of March calls required mutual or automatic aid, and he urged wider awareness of volunteer shortages and continued investment in shared records systems.
Matt Haddle, president of the Hardin County Fire Chiefs Association, briefed the fiscal court on April 14 about volunteer fire services, mutual aid reliance and a county-wide records management rollout.
Haddle said there were 238 runs in March and 119 of those required either mutual aid or automatic aid. "Fifty percent of the calls either required a mutual…
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