Fire Chief Magazine called us Firetown, USA in a couple of stories about the department. We have some novel hose loads, are a cheerleader for LDH since the early '70s, and are heavy into EMS. We also have a few other nonfire novelties. We own the land that the local McDonalds uses. So we have lease revenue. We purchased a trucking terminal that we used as a training facility and storage until a supermarket chain wanted to open a new store there. We also had other land holdings as investments including one in our downtown area where we built a meeting and social annex. We specialized in obtaining used fire trucks from around the Northeast and rehabing them for our own use, then selling them. I wish I could take credit for this, but it was a well thoughtout plan years before I came on the scene. We cover a suburban/rural area of all most 200 square miles (think Philadelphia- without all the people). We average 1400 to 1500 calls a year and cover them with an all volunteer contingent of 70 active people. Not a "hot spot" but more active than any local counterpart. We have Tioga County's Heavy Rescue, a ladder/quint and snorkel, five engines that include two squirts, brush truck, tanker, and various boats, snowmobiles, six-wheelers, and trailers for hazmat and mass casualty. Our EMS building houses a squad and four BLS ambulances. The local hospital provides ALS intercept. We get a lot of "wow" when people come to our station but our second due is 15 or more minutes away. Stop and chat when you're in our area.