The Nest — volunteer to paid firefighter

How to take your Department from Volunteer to Paid

volunteer to paid firefighter

  Some might say it was inevitable. As a community grows, changes, and evolves, so should its fire department to best serve its citizens. Those who live as a part of a volunteer fire department will likely tell you that volunteer departments as well as paid departments can achieve this evolution. This may be true in some cases. This is our transition story—a department with a history of proud loyal volunteers making the evolution from an all-volunteer to a completely paid fire department. Our hearts, our intentions, say that there's no match for volunteers who want no greater reward than...

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