LI FD Volunteers rapidly diminishing.

What a shame. I think the economy factors in, but I also think the "new breed" doesn't want to put in the time to train, take time to respond to calls and just get dirty. There are even some paid departments that have trouble recruiting and retaining members. The call to service is, sadly, diminishing.
 
Same here in parts of VA. Several counties that were all volunteers are now either combination volunteer/career or all career.
 
Didn’t basically every career dept start as a volunteer dept that transitioned to career when they became busier and busier? I used to be a volly but I have always kind of questioned why it is so accepted in society. No other profession has places that rely solely on volunteers. There isn’t volunteer Police or doctors or transit drivers.
 
lfdlt31 said:
Didn’t basically every career dept start as a volunteer dept that transitioned to career when they became busier and busier? I used to be a volly but I have always kind of questioned why it is so accepted in society. No other profession has places that rely solely on volunteers. There isn’t volunteer Police or doctors or transit drivers.
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Prior to volunteers, every household in the settlement had to have a bucket and every able-bodied person had to participate in the bucket line, enforceable by fine.
 
I would say a lot of societal change for one automatic fire alarms, ems, co detectors all are added runs. Volunteer departments were never made for 2 3 or 4 thousand runs a year. People have changed to people now don’t work in town for the most part and very few can survive on a one job existence. Dad works 2 jobs mom works 1 job everyone time strapped and the word “community” no longer really exists.

Bottom line it was fun while it lasted however much like the dinosaur it will eventually go extinct. Sad but true JMHO
 
I would say a lot of societal change for one automatic fire alarms, ems, co detectors all are added runs.
agreed
So who is getting out of bed at 0300 for one of those calls when you have to get up in 3 hours and get the kids ready for school and then drive an hour to work. Let the Chief who wanted that fancy take-home Fire SUV handle it.
 
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