<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0CJL03_0vjmesoj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0CJL03_0vjmesoj00" width="1662" height="1247" ><figcaption>Shreveport Firefighters work to put out fire on Egan Street.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4dimXx_0vjmesoj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4dimXx_0vjmesoj00" width="1280" height="720" ><p>SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Fire Department is recruiting new firefighters. </p><p>They now have 10 additional firefighters who came from lateral transfers.</p><p>This year, firefighters who made a lateral transfer were eligible for a $10,000 bonus. Officials say the bonus is helping attract more candidates. </p><p>The department is also heading to Kilgore College on Oct. 3 to talk to 40 students as they try to recruit more firefighters. </p></div></body>

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Shreveport Fire Department ramps up recruitment efforts

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Shreveport Fire Department is recruiting new firefighters. They now have 10 additional firefighters who came from lateral transfers. This year, firefighters who made a lateral transfer were eligible for a $10,000 bonus. Officials say the bonus is helping attract more candidates. The department is also heading...