How stupid can folks really be????

Volunteer depts have their own problems. Since they are not paid, hired, or really well trained sometimes, you get a lot of "problems." Friend of mine was involved with Bull Lake, MT The former 'chief' had a mysterious fire in his trailer. A whole bunch of fire radio equipment disappeared in the fire. Someone in the dept tried to talk my friend into using illegal amateur radio gear as fire radios. All kinds of "little back room politics"

I wasn't involved in any of it, but I would not have been able to handle it. I don't do well with this kind of atmosphere, at all

Thus is true. Where I grew up we had a volunteer fire department. Mr. Curtin, the neighbor across the street was the "Chief". He had pretty much zero tolerance for the political game playing. Back then there was never a shortage of folks that would step up and volunteer. If any one of his crew got the least bit sideways he would send them packing.....