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West Virginia Department Turns Down PETA's Help To Rebuild Firehouse
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. - The Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department will rebuild its station without the help of a Virginia animal rights group.
The fire department responded with a blunt "no thanks" after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals offer an unspecified donation. It came with a hitch: the department would have to place an ad featuring a woman in a bikini on firefighters' helmets.
A member of the department told The Charleston Gazette a fire helmet is not the proper place for billboards.
The department's insurance covered approximately half of the $2 million in damage caused by the October fire.
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Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com
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The fire department responded with a blunt "no thanks" after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals offer an unspecified donation. It came with a hitch: the department would have to place an ad featuring a woman in a bikini on firefighters' helmets.
A member of the department told The Charleston Gazette a fire helmet is not the proper place for billboards.
The department's insurance covered approximately half of the $2 million in damage caused by the October fire.
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Information from: The Charleston Gazette, http://www.wvgazette.com
FireEMSBlogs:
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by jarred kirk on
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I agree, we are professionals even as volunteers. Our helmets are not for solicitation . we have each other. I am proud to say I know Tommy Miller , and I respect him and his members.
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