Information gleaned from Cap Times Idea Fest lively panel discussion on fire department of the future

Source:  Statista

The National Fire Protection Association shows a similar trend, but the numbers don't always match.

Source:  National Fire Protection Association

Cap Times Idea Fest

Related reading:
Why we need to take the 'fire' out of 'fire departments'.  (Governing, 7/1/2015)
Plenty of firefighters, but where are the fires?  (Boston Globe, 9/8/2013)

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