Should small towns still have volunteer EMS?
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In the US, emergency services are
sometimes provided not by paid workers,
but by volunteers, and which one it is
can differ depending on where you are.
This chart shows that in urban areas,
the majority of emergency medical
services agencies are staffed entirely
by paid employees. In the more isolated
rural areas of the US, it's the complete
opposite. These are the regions of the
US that need volunteers for their
emergency services to run. But there's a
problem. Back in 1984, there were nearly
900,000 volunteer firefighters in the
US. By 2020, that number had dropped by
more than 220,000. When you consider the
US population grew by 100 million people
during that time, that's almost a 50%
decline per capita. The US, especially
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Key Vocabulary (13)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
Relating to the countryside rather than the town or city. It describes areas where there are few buildings, a lot of nature, and often many farms.
Small describes something that is not large in size, amount, or degree. It is a basic word used to compare the dimensions of objects or the scale of events.
"We live in a small house near the beach."
An emergency is a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation that requires immediate action or help. It is often used to describe medical crises, accidents, or sudden problems that cannot wait.
"The emergency is important."
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"the US population grew by 100 million people"
"people who give their time to a community service"
"which one it is can differ depending on where you are"
"emergency services are sometimes provided not by paid workers, but by volunteers"
"difficulty in recruiting volunteers"
"It's been unraveling for decades"
"They might have been there when the ambulance service started"
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