CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - TV9 spoke to the Stanwood fire chief about rural departments struggling to raise enough money to ensure all gear is up to NFPA standards.

It’s not the only department; the Iowa Firefighter Association says that with rising costs, all volunteer departments are struggling with the same issue.

And the caveat, no one knows how many departments are using expired gear because there isn’t a group or organization that checks.

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