The chief of the Phoenix, Ariz., Fire Department and regional leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue Program told a U.S. House subcommittee last week that the rescue squads are having trouble attracting volunteers because of a lack of liability and workers' compensation coverage.Bob Kahn, central regional supervisory sponsoring agency chief for the Urban Search and Rescue Program, told the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management that FEMA is struggling to recruit engineers, doctors and dog handlers...
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