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Age is becoming an issue for a number of Fire Departments, David Hazelton told the Brocton board.
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BROCTON Former village mayor and emergency medical technician responder David Hazelton brought a relatively pressing problem to the board’s attention: The current ages and contributions of the members of the Brocton Fire Department.
Hazelton became curious as to the number of firefighters currently listed on the staff for the Brocton Fire Department, and decided to do some research into it. Hazelton found that there were 33 firefighters on the list, but the actual number that respond to calls is actually only 24. Of those 24 people, four more only responded to less than 10 calls over the last 15 months, dropping the real number of active members to 20. On top of the fire department not having a lot of manpower, the ages of the people that do respond are more troubling. ....

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Age is becoming an issue for a number of Fire Departments, David Hazelton told the Brocton board.
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BROCTON Former village mayor and emergency medical technician responder David Hazelton brought a relatively pressing problem to the board’s attention: The current ages and contributions of the members of the Brocton Fire Department.
Hazelton became curious as to the number of firefighters currently listed on the staff for the Brocton Fire Department, and decided to do some research into it. Hazelton found that there were 33 firefighters on the list, but the actual number that respond to calls is actually only 24. Of those 24 people, four more only responded to less than 10 calls over the last 15 months, dropping the real number of active members to 20. On top of the fire department not having a lot of manpower, the ages of the people that do respond are more troubling. ....

David Hazelton , Brocton Volunteer Fire Department , Brocton Fire Department , Portland Fire Department , Brocton Fire , Portland Volunteer Fire Departments , Ellicott Road , Brocton Village Board , Chautauqua County , Mayor Art Miller , டேவிட் ஹேசல்டன் , ப்ரோக்டன் தன்னார்வ தீ துறை , ப்ரோக்டன் தீ துறை , போர்டிலந்ட் தீ துறை , ப்ரோக்டன் தீ , எலிக்காட் சாலை , ப்ரோக்டன் கிராமம் பலகை , சாயுடனுகுமு கவுண்டி ,