[Beagle8U]

I know in my area, the FD shows up for everything because they get very little $ if they don't.

A fender bender will have half a dozen show up to stand around.

[Smokin' Joe]

If there is ever a 'working fire' in your area, you might be glad they showed up when. Better to have an excess of manpower and equipment 90% of the time than come up short the other 10%, especially if you or yours are involved.

Where I grew up, young men developed their sense of responsibility, leadership, and community involvement in the VFD. I never served in the military, but I am ever thankful that I was in the VFD there and came to know the sense of brotherhood shared by people who meet a common and potentially lethal threat for the benefit of others you often do not even know.

While I have been blessed with the opportunity to do many things in my life, those years stand out as some of the very best.