From: "Phil Payne" 

"Dave Ings"  wrote in message
news:43bc3e8d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> It's true even today where I work (an hour north of New York City). Many
> towns around here only have a volunteer fire department, a fact that blew
me
> away upon my arrival here, given the number of multi-million dollar
mansions
> that are relying on Uncle Joe to leave home and come to the rescue if a
fire
> starts. The response times must be awful.

Volunteer fire brigades are extremely popular in Germany.  We had a
six-seat engine and a nominal call-out strength of eight - but there were
over 200 members.

But the uniforms, and the marching about ...

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