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SmargelingArgarfsner t1_jd2cu36 wrote

Reply to comment by growupandblowawayy in What do you do? by Loveroffinerthings

Jamestown has had, and will continue to have an all volunteer Fire Department. While it’s true that it is prohibitively expensive to live here and our housing stock is extremely limited and shitty zoning laws are holding us back, none of that has anything to do with staffing the fire department.

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growupandblowawayy t1_jd2di7k wrote

They can’t get enough volunteers. Look I’m not trying to discredit Jamestown, but this problem will become bigger as long as the housing crisis continues. I’m quoting a recent article, not just pulling this out of my ass. It’s going to grow larger, and I don’t think any young people will be able to live on aquineck island in 10 years time.

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SmargelingArgarfsner t1_jd2e064 wrote

Yeah, it’s been a growing problem for volunteer departments throughout the country. It is certainly not unique to Jamestown, and to be honest they do pretty well given their size and geographical isolation. I thought you were blaming the lack of a paid department on housing availability which is simply not the case.

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