Week 5 Forum – Demographics
 

According to Dr. Kevin McCarthy, senior social scientist at the RAND Corporation, the U.S. population will grow steadily over the next 25 years by about 1 percent, or 3 million people, per year.  Immigration will account for 40 percent of this growth, with the Asian and Hispanic portion of the overall population growing from 22 to 34 percent.
 

After reading Chapter 7 in your textbook as well as the supplemental reading, Forces of Change, and completing your own research, write a post that answers the following:
 

1. Explain how the anticipated demographic trends in the United States may impact fire services in your community.

2. What is your fire department doing to deal with the demographic changes in your community?  If you are not with a fire department, then discuss what your local department has done to keep up with these demographic changes.