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Get a feel for what these volunteers are up against on some of these calls. Do they get any sleep after it is all over with? It would be useful to keep in mind, these volunteers get no payment for all their efforts. Their only "payment" is the satisfaction of helping people in need. Truth be known, emergency service work probably ends up costing each of us more, in ways we never thought of. My wife often refers to herself as a " Rescue Squad Widow", and she is not kidding when she says it.
As one would probably expect, the "crap" associated with emergency services and the "satisfaction" associated with emergency services go hand in hand. When that ratio gets beyond tolerance, volunteers walk away from emergency services. As more and more members walk away from emergency services, the resulting gaps leave the remaining members harder pressed to
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