Hookstown Fire Department Desperate For Volunteers Amid Increase In Call Volume

HOOKSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — They have tried everything from outreach to radio advertisements but still, one local volunteer fire department can’t manage to find volunteers.
And now they’re barely scraping by.
“I fear the day will come when there’s an emergency that myself or someone else that I know has and nobody comes,” said Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Waxler.
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His department alone covers three municipalities, plus provides