volunteer firefighters

Outside of the Atwood Hose Fire Company in Wauregan, the volunteer fire department has a sign celebrating its 125 years of service to the community. On the same sign, just a line below, the department makes a plea to people driving by: “please volunteer today.” “It’s a slow creep, but in the last couple of years it has really been…

Across Connecticut, volunteer fire departments are struggling to recruit new members to their teams.