Nationwide volunteer firefighter shortage putting pressure on small New Jersey towns

Name: Nationwide volunteer firefighter shortage putting pressure on small New Jersey towns
Uploaded: 2025-06-24T18:48:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 28 s
Description: Fire departments across the country are sounding the alarm — not over flames, but over a shortage of volunteer firefighters. In New Jersey, volunteers say the shortage is putting pressure on small towns that rely on them the most. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.

Fire departments across the country are sounding the alarm — not over flames, but over a shortage of volunteer firefighters. In New Jersey, volunteers say the shortage is putting pressure on small towns that rely on them the most. CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports.