Cove Volunteer Fire Department

Our CVFD has been active both in terms of calls and in getting things accomplished. We're having monthly meetings, last Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. and usually have at least half our members attend. I make cookies, do you think that helps attendance? -smile-

At each meeting we do something that helps the men familiarize themselves with the equipment. At this meeting, we cleaned the firehouse, organized the gear and, generally, put things right.

As it says in our title, we're all volunteers and no one receives any money, not even the Fire Chief. Red Marrs was our Fire Chief for more than two decades and at our last election, he stepped down and Daniel Miller was elected Fire Chief.
On 10 April 2012, Tuesday night at 6:30, we're having a pot luck supper to thank Red for his years of service.  It's a tad early for those folks who have to work late but we have young couples with small children and we're trying to accommodate everyone.
We're trying to get new equipment for the men; their gear is outdated but you know how it is for an all volunteer organization. Money is tight, this community is small and I'm hoping grant applications we're writing will be successful.
Did you know it costs about $2,000.00 per man to outfit him in new firefighter gear? That does not include the helmet which is an additional $200.00. We've got about fifteen men who are young and able, ready and willing to fight fires; we've got a few older gents who have no business fighting fires and then there are the women...we're good for traffic control.
It takes a community to staff a volunteer fire department; we're all in this together.

NOTE: As you can see from the last few posts, 2011 was a difficult year for our community. Four residents of the valley, two from the same family, passed away and we are devastated. Doug, Wanda, Dave and Susie are mourned and missed tremendously; their passing has left us bereft.