Too many calls, too few volunteers: Rural Nebraska fire department feeling the strain

Too many calls, too few volunteers: Rural Nebraska fire department feeling the strain

DOUGLAS, Neb. (KLKN) — A rural Nebraska fire department has seen an increase in calls but a decrease in volunteers. Chief Joe Moller with Douglas Volunteer Fire & Rescue said firefighters are few and far between. The department, in a village 20 miles southeast of Lincoln, currently has 16 firefighters and eight emergency medical services personnel. But the chief said...