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58. Firefighters
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There are more firefighters than ever — and fewer fires for them to fight. So the job has changed. Zachary Crockett slides down the pole.
- SOURCES:
- Joshua Hurwitz, lecturer in economics at Tufts University.
- Eric Mackintosh, administrative battalion fire chief for San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department.
- Steve Pegram, retired fire chief and township administrator in Ohio.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Dire Shortage of Volunteer Firefighters in the US," by Sam Becker (BBC, 2024).
- San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department 2023 Annual Report (2024).
- "Essays on the Economics of U.S. Firefighting," by Joshua Hurwitz (Harvard University doctoral dissertation, 2021).
- "Over Last 20 Years, Annual Fires in the US Declined by About 50% While Career Firefighters Increased More Than 50%?" by Mark J. Perry (AEIdeas, 2015).
- EXTRAS:
- "Getting Old, Adventurously," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
72 episodes
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Manage episode 432505479 series 3440270
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There are more firefighters than ever — and fewer fires for them to fight. So the job has changed. Zachary Crockett slides down the pole.
- SOURCES:
- Joshua Hurwitz, lecturer in economics at Tufts University.
- Eric Mackintosh, administrative battalion fire chief for San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department.
- Steve Pegram, retired fire chief and township administrator in Ohio.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Dire Shortage of Volunteer Firefighters in the US," by Sam Becker (BBC, 2024).
- San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department 2023 Annual Report (2024).
- "Essays on the Economics of U.S. Firefighting," by Joshua Hurwitz (Harvard University doctoral dissertation, 2021).
- "Over Last 20 Years, Annual Fires in the US Declined by About 50% While Career Firefighters Increased More Than 50%?" by Mark J. Perry (AEIdeas, 2015).
- EXTRAS:
- "Getting Old, Adventurously," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
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