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Firefighters from Evergreen work the scene of a collision between an SUV and a logging truck at the light for Glacier Park International Airport on Friday evening, April 14, north of Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

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Volunteer firefighters are vital for rural areas, but their numbers are on the decline
September 23, 2018 4 a.m.

Volunteer firefighters are vital for rural areas, but their numbers are on the decline

Rural communities like those scattered across the Flathead have relied for decades on volunteer firefighters and paramedics, who train for hundreds of hours and risk their lives for others.