Fire departments in northeastern Vilas County are in need of first responders and EMTs, calls have increased and staff is struggling to keep up with them. Nearly a third of the
workforce left their ambulance company after less than a year in 2020, according to a survey by the American Ambulance Association. Fire departments in northeastern Vilas county are holding a training orientation on April 12th, and a 9-week training course will start April 26th, in the Conover-Phelps area. Registered nurses are encouraged to consider becoming EMTs, as they would not need to go through all the coursework.