30-03-2025
22News InFocus: First responder recruitment and training
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)–First responders are essential to public safety in every community, but cities and towns across the country are seeing a shortage of people seeking careers in law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency medical services.
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This week on 22News InFocus, we'll be talking with representatives from a local police and fire department and a regional ambulance service to find out what's being done to recruit more people into those careers here in western Massachusetts.
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