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Yates County fire, EMS volunteers honored
Thomas F. O'Mara
April 17, 2014
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Yates County Emergency Services recently honored many of the local volunteers who contribute thousands of hours of service to communities across the county. In fact, they paid tribute to a total of 710 volunteers who gave 8,484 hours of training and service.
Congratulations -- and thank you -- to all of this year's honorees and special award recipients.
Read more in The Chronicle-Express, "Yates County Fire, EMS volunteers honored for training and service"
And in the observer-review.com, "Yates County honors emergency responders"
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