PeoplesElbow
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I've always wondered how fire departments got into the wedding reception business and why that's considered an OK use of tax money.
Taj Mahal of Valley Lee
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Homer J
Power Chord
Why would they want to INCREASE response time? Doesn't that mean it takes longer to respond?
OccamsRazor
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I have always wondered where the wedding reception rentals, bingo monies (when they had them), and carnival proceeds go. Basically where does any of that money get spent and what is it spent on?
UglyBear
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In the olden times, in times of yore, VFD was a secular social center of a rural community — a place for kids and adults to hang out on the weekend. So makes sense, wedding ceremony at a church, then reception at the VFD hall — large space, commercial kitchen, parking lot.
Be pretty hard for them to increase it more. They already have it timed so that they arrive just in time to save the concrete steps and the cellar...
That's where all the wedding receptions were held when I was growing up. (Or..trying to grow up anyways). And the firehouse had some ladies that were superb event cooks too.
You could pretty much decorate the event hall as you pleased. There were always enough tables and chairs in the hall storeroom to seat enough to completely fill it. For about ever Valley Lee had a monthly breakfast at the firehouse event hall. Forget about that ever coming back.
GoodnessME
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They will...
PeoplesElbow
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The small town I'm from the vfd does not have a social center. There is a civic center in town for stuff like that, also the school cafeterias, gym etc is used for that stuff.
Most, if not all, VFDs in my neck of Western MD have halls.
A garage-like building with two or three vehicle bays and a heated room off the side was adequate for 100 years. Some small towns still have only that.
But for reasons unknown, our local merry batch of cellar-savers managed to finagle the funds for a full-on palace.
It will have a u-shaped bar area with two dance poles instead. No luck hiring any dancers yet, though.
As Gilligan stated earlier, they are trying to get the County to take over the old station as a Community Center to eliminate that resource drain.
kom526
They call me ... Sarcasmo
New apparatus, building maintenance, training. (I guess)
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
I get that, and it makes sense, just expected more local use from such a huge place.
OccamsRazor
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If this is the case then my questions shift to this: Are there mandatory "fund raising" requirements for each station levied by the county? As such, would each station have to come up with X-amount of dollars each year to offset the tax-funded monies poured into their station(s)? If not, and if they get a set amount each year to fund operations, then what is happening to all of the extra funds from carnivals, hall rental, etc.?
That is like the village in northern Illinois where Anita and I lived.
Facilities were across the street from each other, on the village square.
black dog
Free America
The members of Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad have had that requirement since before I was a kid. I dont know if its required by the Rescue Squad or the county.
nobody really
I need a nap
i know a few first responders. all are 100% dedicated, spend alot of time at their respective fire depts. I suggest that if you have a problem with the exorbitant Fire depts, let the members know. let the 20 year old that pulled the crispy couple out of the car in mech. let the 32 mother of 2 who just pulled a decapitated child out of a car know that they dont deserve bldgs like that. they need to do their job, and get the fluck home to their families. no big houses for them to hang out in. nope. now i sit back and watch the comments pile up