In an effort to keep up with Madison County’s growing population, Moores Mill Volunteer Fire Rescue says within the last two months, close to 30 people have joined their ranks.
The department says these are people who are willing to put themselves in harm’s way without monetary compensation.
“The fear is these men and women are signing up to do something really great for their community, and the burden is on us as a fire department to provide them the things they need to do the function of that job,” Moores Mill Volunteer Fire Rescue Spokesperson Ethan Fitzgerald stated. Fitzgerald says that’s where it gets challenging. More firefighters call for new out-fitting equipment, and that’s money Fitzgerald says they don’t have due to their tax funding structure, which hasn’t changed in over 30 years.