Area firefighters prefer term other than 'volunteer'
Monday, January 3, 2005
Before 1987, when a fire broke out in rural areas or small towns, some volunteer firefighters would jump on a firetruck while others would rush to the fire in their own vehicles and begin pouring water on the fire from the outside.
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