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In December, Marion County got a $420,000 grant that was combined with $89,000 in local funding and distributed to all 14 of Marion County's volunteer fire departments.

Jasper highlands fire truck naming contest upgrade#

'It takes money not just to upgrade this equipment it's expensive to maintain it and to train firefighters,' Barnhill said. The department's annual operating costs are about $39,000, and it has 12 volunteer firefighters. The department, which ran about 120 calls in 2021 and more than 90 calls in 2022 that included a fatal boat fire at a marina, gets about $40,000 a year from the county government and some money through fundraisers and donations, but inflated expenses continue to exceed the department's finances, Barnhill said. (READ MORE: New Jasper Highlands fire department gets best rating in Marion County) 'Regardless if a resident has paid or not, when those tones drop we're coming,' Barnhill said, referring to the radio alert that uses audible tones to designate specific responders being notified. He said as a nonprofit, donations to the department are tax deductible, and a list of charges for fire services ranges from a few hundred dollars to thousands that could be avoided with the $35 subscription fee.īarnhill said it's important to note the lack of a subscription doesn't mean firefighters won't respond to a fire at a nonsubscriber's property. The basic fee is $35 per year for a residential home or commercial building between 40 and 4,000 square feet, Haletown Fire Chief Freddie Barnhill said Tuesday in a phone interview.

The all-volunteer Haletown Fire Department in Marion County, Tennessee, is seeking a subscription fee for fire service in its district so resident subscribers can avoid the response fees charged to nonsubscribers.