Do you realize the benefit of West Knox
Volunteer Fire Rescue?
The benefits of most fire departments have been buried in the
"take for granted" category these days. That means, if
it's something you have always had, you take it for
granted. We are a 6th/9th class
fire department. That means if you live within 5 driving miles
of either of our stations, you are at least in a 9th class
district. If you have a fire hydrant within 1000ft of your
house, you are in a 6th class district. The financial benefit is
seen in your insurance premium. In a $100,000.00 home you could
save $673.00 a year. Contact your insurance company and ask them
the
difference in your cost without a fire department. The
most important benefit to having a fire department with
the dedication and drive to perform to the best of our
abilities is your life. You can't put a price on the
life of a loved one. We risk our lives and possibly the
security of our families future to save yours. We train thousands of hours a year to
minimize our risk and to maximize the likelihood of a good
outcome in any emergency situation.
In return for all of the volunteer time, insurance savings and
life saving training we ask only for a $50.00 a year donation
from those living in our service area. If you know someone who
does not realize we need their donation, Please share this
website with them.
100%
Volunteer Operation
Our department is staffed by 100% volunteer
firefighters. No one in our organization is paid
anything. I know it must be hard to believe or
understand that people would be willing to do this for
nothing. The truth is that we don't do it for nothing.
We do this for the people that live in our service area.
It also gives you a high that no drug could possibly
touch when you help your neighbor. When all is said and
done, it cost us to do this. We are never re-paid for
any cost we encounter while doing our daily jobs as
firefighters. Except for the feeling we get by doing
what we do.
Our Board of Directors are called The Fireman's Club. It
consist of the volunteer firefighters. Our daily
operations are done under the direction of Chief Darryl
Baker. We have now added an Auxiliary to our fire
department to help fund raise and educate the public
about what we need to survive.
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