District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer recognizes volunteer firefighters: “McKean County has a significant number of volunteer firefighters who respond to life and death situations. Just this week, Pennsylvania proclaimed this week Firefighter Recognition Week. Our volunteers have stepped up to take on this role out of a sense of duty to their families, neighbors and communities. Funding for these departments is lacking and recruitment is difficult. Even obtaining proper equipment is an obstacle. Despite every incentive otherwise, these men and women continue in their efforts. This day is a good time to reflect on how each of us can help these departments – can each of us volunteer or donate or start a fundraising campaign on behalf of our local department? Can we urge our politicians to find funding streams to ensure proper equipment including proper gear and radios? And can we recognize and thank them for responding to the calls? Several times each week there are articles in local papers or social media posts about that week’s calls and, in each article, there are pictures that paint a small portion of what they face – life and death situations. Life and death situations faced by volunteers who have stepped up for their communities. On behalf of the McKean County District Attorney’s Office, I thank our volunteers across McKean County and in neighboring counties.”
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