Residents across Ohio have decided to volunteer in firefighting as a direct response to the steep decline in the number of volunteers. In August 2025, the Ohio Department of Commerce ...

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Mokeira Gekonge, 17, and her mother Betsy, are new volunteer firefighters in Montgomery County, Pa. They are fighting a trend in which fewer people than in the past, serve as volunteer firefighters.