LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A fire department in eastern Nebraska is looking to hire more women and minorities as it fills paramedic positions in coming years.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue Chief Michael Despain has been ramping up the agency’s push to diversify its mostly white, male department since he took his position a year ago.

Despain says recruiting isn’t in the budget, so he’s using funds saved from open positions to help pay for marketing campaigns and recruiting efforts.

A January report from the department shows that 91 percent of the department’s firefighter and paramedic are white. Eight percent of them are women.

National Fire Protection Association data show that women comprised only 4.6 percent of the firefighting forces in the country between 2011 and 2015.