Volunteer firefighters talk preserving the work amid national staffing struggles

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) —With high wind warnings issued for most of Kansas on Saturday, volunteer fire departments are bracing for a busy day.

KSN spoke with two volunteer firefighters about the importance of preserving these crucial teams at a time when departments across the country are navigating staffing shortages.

24-year-old Trent Roberts has spent almost six years with the all-volunteer fire department in Douglass, KS. In his family, fighting fires is a tradition…

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