In today's world where nearly 90 percent of PAs fire departments and EMS services are volunteer and with those members for those services dwindling. We need the state to fund and start allowing training in schools as electives. Today's kids don't want the full dedication of going to school. Homework. Working part time. Plus committing g themselves to even and weekend trainings to achieve fire fighter and EMT. Doing so in school doing fire fighter mods 1-3 (4 and live burn need to be 18) and EMT in school as an elective will help alleviate those stresses on the departments too as well as get more students in the next generation involved in volunteering. Government Josh Shapiro help the volunteer services regain membership and stay open. Just remember residents. Without more support. Fire and ems personel will become paid therefore raising your property taxes to cover those local expenses. WE NEED THE NEXT GENERATION TO STEP UP AND OUR STATE TO HELP EASE THAT BY ALLOWING TRAINING IN ALL SCHOOLS FOR THIS. For instance look up Danville fire club in Danville PA where students are doing thier mod 1 with a state instructor in school.