A few dollars a day does not a budget make...

Can you imagine running a business with 25 employees serving approximately 1000 customers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a budget of $6500.00 annually? Yeah, me neither. This is what most rural, volunteer fire departments do on a continual basis. And yes, I realize the actual folks doing the work are volunteers, but there are still expenses to be covered besides payroll. They have expenses such as gas, equipment, maintenance, overhead, and wow… it would be really great if you got a little insurance coverage. And I don’t mean the cozy, comfy kind of insurance with co-pays and drug benefits. I am referring to the kind of insurance that would cover you if you were severely injured while saving someone’s life and property. Appreciate your volunteer firefighters; most of us have no idea what they go through just to “stay in business.”