Fire chief: Buckhannon Fire Department contemplates options as volunteer numbers dwindle to ‘code red’

BUCKHANNON – The paid and volunteer members of the Buckhannon Fire Department are exploring merging into one entity – among other options – to keep the city’s volunteer fire department viable, the city fire chief said at a recent meeting. At Buckhannon City Council’s Jan. 2, 2025, meeting, Buckhannon Fire Chief J.B. Kimble said after…

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