The Milano Fire Department has been successful in growing their department's roster. The town of less than 500 now has a roster of 46 - the highest it's ever been, thanks to the recruitment efforts.
“One of the things that we found that really helped us was tapping into the home school students that we have around here,” Chief Kain Dodd told KXXV.com.
Dodd, who started as a junior firefighter, stressed that getting the students was key to keeping the rigs staffed.
He said the department worked with the Milano school district to allow students to respond, as well as local students who are in home schoo programs.
“We can call the guys out of school and the school will actually give them an excused absence to go ahead and come out," said Dodd.
