VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS everywhere are in a pinch when it comes to recruiting new members these days. Membership rolls are dropping in all regions and many departments are searching for ways to get prospective members interested in joining.
But not the Mexico Volunteer Fire Dept. in upstate New York near Syracuse. They have a waiting list of applicants that is so big that they recently changed their by-laws to allow for a larger membership. It’s just like the “good ol’ days” up there.
The officers aren’t exactly sure themselves of what their secret is, but they talked about it with a journalist from Syracuse TV station WSYR Ch. 9 in this video report:
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