The other thread made me curious. I always assumed all volunteers were unpaid, but as I read it, it seems to be that most are - and some pretty well. So how about it? Any volunteers here........uh..........volunteer?
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Same here on my old department.We were the only ones in the county that I knew of that got gas reimbursement for responding so I never thought a good idea to rub it in.
We did have a pretty good budget for training and the Chief always made sure to put on a feed for those showing up at training and on calls that lasted longer than the usual 3 hours,rehab consisted of delivery or takeout chow.His philosophy on it was"If I feed them,they will come"which results in large turnouts for calls and training.It's that or we was one dedicated department or both.
The end result was a department that even with the comments about the other hyphen side of the name,we were able to mix teams smoothly and ride the other rigs with no mix ups when sent to get something off the truck.
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Yup, 100%. Not only are we fully volunteer, but we even have to pay DUES to be a member!Don't think you can get much more volunteer than that. If being a volunteer without getting or giving anything is dead center, and being a volunteer but getting something in return (stipends, t-shirts, meal money, $3 a call, etc.) is to the right of center...then having to actually PAY to give your time is definitely left of center, which is where we are.
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I get $0 for answering calls. I get $0 for going to training. I get $0 for being an instructor. I get $0 for clothing allowances.
But on the good side, IF I make enough fire calls, enough meetings, enough training, each year for the next 20 years....when I turn 60 I can presumably collect $400 per year as "Thanks".
Believe me, I surely don't do this for the money."This thread is being closed as it is off-topic and not related to the fire industry." - Isn't that what the Off Duty forum was for?
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I’m not paid anything ser se but we do get an occasional Company shirt or jacket. We do get some sort of cumulative retirement benefit based on years of active service. (LOSAP)
I don't know the details and frankly don't care.Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them.
The grass ain't greener, the wine ain't sweeter!! Either side of the hill.
IACOJ PROUD
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Originally posted by Bones42But on the good side, IF I make enough fire calls, enough meetings, enough training, each year for the next 20 years....when I turn 60 I can presumably collect $400 per year as "Thanks".
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My company does it for free. One of the only ones left in our county, doin' it since 1890. Well, not us, but we have carried on the tradition. Love of the job, man, love of the job. I saw a shirt the other day @ www.thefirefighterwithin.com that summed it up well. If I could get paid for one thing, however, it would be a dollar for every time I have to hear something stupid from the higher-ups. I'd be rich in no time. Keep on trudging volunteers. Never give up.
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Originally posted by Bones42But on the good side, IF I make enough fire calls, enough meetings, enough training, each year for the next 20 years....when I turn 60 I can presumably collect $400 per year as "Thanks".We're not spliting rocket hairs here people!
Training is like building a pyramid, if you want it to last, you don't built it pointy side down!
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Same thing down under in the Victoria CFA, ACT RFS and NSW RFS.
Payment of zip but thats why alot of us are in it. Raise alot of our own operating funds as well. Its called a community.
Requires specialist treatment from permanent paid staff as they know they know they ain't got you by the balls.Disclaimer
These views are my own and not of either my brigade or any other organisation.
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