A nationwide shortage of firefighters impacts the Houston Fire Department. KPRC 2′s Zach Lashway explains what is being done to get more people to join HFD.
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“We’re starting to do some very, very aggressive recruiting. And we’re going out there, you know, talking to individuals, going to colleges, making those collaborations, those partnerships with high schools as well,” explained Houston Fire Department Fire Chief Thomas Munoz. “I just felt like I was meant to do something so much bigger,” explained Morgan Holman a cadet with HFD.
“End goal. Houston firefighter. Be it. I want to be back here. I want to be an instructor here. There’s no females here, and that’s what I want to be,” excitedly explained Holman.
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