Worker shortages have been affecting many industries across the country recently. Some who are also feeling the effects are first responders.
Officials from fire departments across Kentuckiana said it's been hard to close the gaps they desperately need filled.
When it comes to hiring new recruits, multiple fire chiefs said that with all of the qualifications that are actually needed, sometimes it feels impossible to bring on a new group of firefighters. "Our problem here is that we are a smaller department. We compete with much larger departments on trying to get personnel in," said Jon Layne Troutman, Fire Chief for the Shepherdsville Fire Department.
That's the problem that officials with both career and volunteer fire departments said they're facing. With a shortage of workers across many industries, they said it's hard to get people into the roles they need filled.
