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    Bellevue, Neb. Needs Paid Firefighters, Official Says

    Dec. 15, 2002
    It's time to look at adding full-time firefighters to Bellevue's volunteer firefighting contingent, a Bellevue City Council member said Friday.

    Source Omaha World-Herald

    It's time to look at adding full-time firefighters to Bellevue's volunteer firefighting contingent, a Bellevue City Council member said Friday.

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