Volunteer fire companies should not have to spend one minute on fund raising. They spend enough time training. Not to mention the actual calls. The operating expenses should be covered by tax dollars.
Contact your state and federal representatives, the new NFPA/OSHA/Department of Labor regulations will effectively shut down volunteer fire departments..... don't let it happen.
Yep, people won't volunteer anymore because of the time involved to become qualified and stay qualified. . They think people with full time jobs have all the free time to basically go thru the same qualifications paid fireman have to go thru. Now you need to have 3 departments respond just to get the same manpower as you use to get with just 1 department.
The Chevron deference ruling by SCOTUS could put the breaks on that little BS regulations attempt (pushed by fire unions) in its tracks. Just needs a case brought up against it.
That has been discussed out here in rural OK, there are three full time fire departments, one military and two city, and one of those city departments only has two full time firefighters. There is 2000 square miles. If it weren’t for our volunteer firefighters, we would be in big trouble.
@@USMC1984 65 to 70 percent of the United States is protected by volunteers, the bulk of whom who are capable and professional. We have many members who work in industries that paid firefighters train to protect. Professional, competent, compassionate service!
I was a suburban firefighter for a decade. We handed off lots of older equipment to the tiny rural departments that had very little. I had a chance to tour a rural departments house. I was amazed at the older military vehicles (also an Army vet) that ran as well as anything I drove on Active Duty, but adapted by the local people to fight fire in their community.
City and suburban fires departments are really no different. They all have dedicated first responders who are willing to do whatever is necessary with the equipment they have.
Kansas Forest Service has been unable to get the military surplus trucks for ~4 years. We tried to get on the list and they have a backlog of 40 departments and you cant get on the list. We are going to try AFG. We spend alot of money keeping our old brush trucks on the road.
Volunteer fire companies should not have to spend one minute on fund raising. They spend enough time training. Not to mention the actual calls. The operating expenses should be covered by tax dollars.
As a former volunteer firefighter and going through training it is known water is heavy, one gallon of water weighs 8.33 lbs per gallon
Contact your state and federal representatives, the new NFPA/OSHA/Department of Labor regulations will effectively shut down volunteer fire departments..... don't let it happen.
Yep, people won't volunteer anymore because of the time involved to become qualified and stay qualified. . They think people with full time jobs have all the free time to basically go thru the same qualifications paid fireman have to go thru. Now you need to have 3 departments respond just to get the same manpower as you use to get with just 1 department.
The Chevron deference ruling by SCOTUS could put the breaks on that little BS regulations attempt (pushed by fire unions) in its tracks. Just needs a case brought up against it.
Great point, once again rules made by those in big cities negatively affects those in rural areas.
That has been discussed out here in rural OK, there are three full time fire departments, one military and two city, and one of those city departments only has two full time firefighters. There is 2000 square miles. If it weren’t for our volunteer firefighters, we would be in big trouble.
@@USMC1984 65 to 70 percent of the United States is protected by volunteers, the bulk of whom who are capable and professional. We have many members who work in industries that paid firefighters train to protect. Professional, competent, compassionate service!
I was a suburban firefighter for a decade. We handed off lots of older equipment to the tiny rural departments that had very little. I had a chance to tour a rural departments house. I was amazed at the older military vehicles (also an Army vet) that ran as well as anything I drove on Active Duty, but adapted by the local people to fight fire in their community.
Thank you for sharing this video. I will look and ask.
City and suburban fires departments are really no different. They all have dedicated first responders who are willing to do whatever is necessary with the equipment they have.
Big difference between suburban department like a Chicago suburb versus a true rural department, usually volunteer, and often uses older equipment.
@@TheMW2informeras a former first responder and dispatcher I agree
Thank you for your service from an Alabama volunteer firefighter
Thank you Sir for what you do for your community. Ged. UK.
Kansas Forest Service has been unable to get the military surplus trucks for ~4 years. We tried to get on the list and they have a backlog of 40 departments and you cant get on the list. We are going to try AFG. We spend alot of money keeping our old brush trucks on the road.