Southern Alberta fire departments face challenges maintaining volunteer rosters

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Whether it's responding to a fire, vehicle crash or medical call, fire departments and their members are busier than ever.

"We do see an extra demand on our volunteers and on full-time staff," said Clayton Rutberg, director of protective services with the Town of Coaldale.

"There's weekly training, plus different certification training that they do and oftentimes, because they are volunteers, this is happening in the evenings and weekends outside of their normal jobs." "We've got people working multiple jobs to pay the bills," said Frank West, fire chief with the Town of Picture Butte.

According to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs , volunteer firefighters make up more than 70 per cent of total firefighters in Canada.

 

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