“As fewer people sign up to be firefighters, the future of many fire companies seems to be dim.
“Closing fire companies that have been around for more than a century isn’t uncommon and is becoming an increasing possibility for some.”

“As fewer people sign up to be firefighters, the future of many fire companies seems to be dim.
“Closing fire companies that have been around for more than a century isn’t uncommon and is becoming an increasing possibility for some.”

I would sign up but have you seen the CCFD application? An application fee on top of that? I admit I wasn’t looking to fight fires. More like my day job of building electrical, HVAC, vehicle repairs.
Click to access CBFD80-application-draft3-2015.pdf
Membership dues at volunteer fire departments are not uncommon:
West Hempfield’s – http://www.westhempfieldfire.com/wp-content/uploads/Membership-Form.pdf
Mountville’s – http://www.mountvillefire.com/images/Documents/MFC_Membership_Application.pdf
Blue Rock Fire & Rescue – Member Application – http://www.bluerockfire.com/#!volunteer/c1hmr
Wrightsville – http://www.wrightsvillefire.com/content/recruitment/