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Local volunteer fire departments serving through occasional funding crunches
Local volunteer fire departments proved to be vital assets after helping to provide resources in the Schroeder Fire.
April 7, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. It’s often a tough road for volunteer fire departments, specially those who aren’t in tax districts.
“We also are short for funding and we struggle with that year after year, even after our fundraisers,” said Carrie Schell, an active member of the Wasta and Wall Volunteer Fire Departments.
According to Pennington County fire officials, about one-third of the county’s volunteer fire departments aren’t in tax districts.