See what a fire chief is saying about the significance of the issue.
A lot of fire and EMS companies in the Susquehanna Valley are struggling to get volunteers, and Lancaster County commissioners are hoping to address that issue.County commissioners voted to have a public hearing on how volunteer tax credits would allow eligible 'active' volunteers to apply for the credit of up to $150 each year. All three Lancaster County commissioners are interested in approving tax credits, but say they will look into how this will work in the community first.
Manheim Township Fire Chief Scott Little said the issue is a crisis across the state, and the amount of volunteers has been declining for decades.'We have to educate the community and our local election officials,' he said. 'The fact that, if you didn't have your volunteers, you're going to absorb a full paid fire force, which could cost you millions of dollars.'Commissioners will hold the public meeting on Nov.
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