Not just *rural* fire departments: The Incorporated Village of Williston
Park (pop. ~ 10,000) on Long Island, NY has a volunteer Fire Department,
which solicits donations from the residents to keep things going.

Alan AB2OS


On 01/26/04 07:40 pm Joel Kolstad put fingers to keyboard and launched
the following message into cyberspace:

. . . Keep in mind that, in the
U.S., the same is also true of many rural fire departments -- 100%
volunteers!