j c harmon wrote:
I recently heard that Minneapolis is one of the only cities that doesn't have a volunteer fire department. Is this true? Anyone know why?
One of the reasons cities went to paid firefighters was that volunteer departments had fights when two of them reached the fire. The building burned down while the volunteers were mixing it up with each other.
I don't think it's possible that Mpls. is "one of the only cities." The larger the city, the more need for paid fire fighters.
WizardMarks, Central
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