(MURFREESBORO) Murfreesboro Fire-Rescue deployed a crew of firefighters Sunday (8/27/2023) morning to assist with wildfires in Louisiana as part of a Tennessee Task Force Strike Team.
Fire Captain Matt Welcome, Engineer John Fisher, and firefighters (Engineer) Matt Tidwell and Dillon Meyer left Fire Station 9 at 6 a.m. heading to Franklin Fire Station 7 for a TEMA pre-deployment information briefing. The team left for Leesville, Louisiana at 8:00 o'clock Sunday morning to awai .
The turnover rate for paramedics and EMTs is high nationwide. The Metro Fire Department needs more people in these roles, but recruitment is proving to be a challenge.
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