It is not surprising that firefighters also have to deal with the housing shortage, but it does entail an extra problem, Ploeg outlines. “In the past six months, two of our boys have moved to Huizen. We have lost them, and it takes me 2.5 years to train new people to become full-fledged men. We also deploy other people from the force to help them so it is a significant investment of time, energy and resources.”
Eemnes is going to give fire volunteers priority over a home, but how often?
