[drjimmy]

Not sure about this fire hall, but we don’t get a dime from anyone except the members of the community (very rural area) and once with the Federal grant. There are no cities or towns in our zone of responsibility. So, it’s the property owners who foot the lions share of the cost.

So do the property owners pay for the fire department through their property taxes, or does 100% of the funding come from voluntary contributions.

[Thermalseeker]

Voluntary contributions, primarily, although we did receive a grant to buy a fire truck (used) several years ago from the Feds. It only took 17 years to get it! Most of us buy our own turn out gear and pay for our own first responder training from the Chattanooga Fireman’s Academy. Since I’m an RF Engineer I do all the stuff necessary to keep our radios working. Virtually everyone who is a Fireman in our hall donates their various expertise to the cause on top of showing up to squirt water or pull people out of fires. Self reliance. This is how it’s done in most of rural America.