A Fire Department can be a Volunteer Department or a paid Department. Either way this page will cover both. The logistics and challenges are by far different than each other. Budgets availability and resources all come into play.

The cost to have a fire department in any city or municipality is costly no matter what. There are cities and local politicians that can forget the real value when they look at the costs involved. Before we even begin one thing we always say and remember, Safety First.

____________________________________________________________________________________