One way to retire some of your student debt could be by becoming a volunteer firefighter.
An amended version of House Bill 1786 is heading to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.
The measure incentivizes people to consider alternative careers in order to address a decline in volunteers.
If passed by the house, up to $16,000 in loans would be forgiven for college graduates who serve for four years with either a volunteer fire department, volunteer rescue company, or an emergency medical service agency.