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Originally Posted by nmnita
you really need to check how volunteer fire dept in other states work? We were part of one in NM a few years ago and our granddaughter lives in an area with a volunteer fire dept. Many times they get no funds, they are suppoted by the local community via fund raisers. Some get a limited amount of funds from the county or state..There is a reason they are "volunteer"
Nita
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I know all about volunteer firefighters. I live outside Pittsburgh, where
every township has their own volunteer fire dept.
I also know how hard it is for them to raise funds. Do you really think,
in this day & economy, that the average volunteer can afford to pay their own costs after a 75% funding cut from the state? With such a huge disaster as these fires have become?
Wait, they applied for federal help. That'll cover it all.