Cambridgewalk1

I really appreciate the response and suggestions. Thanks...

I am a chief of a small volunteer squad, in a rural area. Over the last few years we have seen the old guard retiring, moving or otherwise leaving the squad with little new blood. While the available volunteer numbers has srunk, the call volume continues to rise. We have tried recruiting through newspaper articles, open houses, word of mouth, mailers, etc. with little community input. We recently added a couple of paid staff positions, just to keep an available crew, but given the call volume increasing paid staff is not in the cards. I am looking for ideas, suggestions, folks who have had simular experiences, etc.