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Whether Jefferson County opts to adopt a Local Option Income Tax (LOIT) for county fire departments won’t be known until next year, but on Saturday a representative of the Indiana

Across the state, the lack of volunteer firefighters coupled with years of underfunded budgets has some departments at a breaking point.

BRAZIL, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)-- The Indiana Firefighter's Volunteer Association met with several area volunteer fire departments on Saturday, to discuss "an opportunity for preserving and improving the volunteer fire system in the state." Lobbyist Larry Curl said the meeting revolved around three major issues. "We need to improve our staffing, we need to improve our funding, [...]