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End Of Era: Paid-On-Call Firefighters Call It Quits
May 3, 2003
Last week, the era of the paid-on-call firefighter came to an end in Wheaton, a victim of changing times and tough economic times.
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Chicago Daily Herald
Last week, the era of the paid-on-call firefighter came to an end in Wheaton, a victim of changing times and tough economic times.
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