Emergency medical responders are facing a crisis-level shortage of personnel and equipment to fight growing fires and disasters, exacerbated by the pandemic and climate change. This shortage is especially acute in rural or underserved communities, which are more vulnerable to heat waves, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes and floods. Two Democratic senators introduced a bill to bolster emergency services. What has come of this initiative? José López Zamorano reports from Washington, DC.
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