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Permalink Reply by Stephen Russell on August 25, 2008 at 10:46pm

Hello again Kimberlee!
Yes, there are a few most of them have incorporated in with a fire dept, or are using there facilities. Moore Co. for example has paid EMS but has 4-5 Fully Volunteer Ambulance/Rescue squads, not much turnout during the day but more in the evenings. Alamance is the same except county rescue is volunteer, but the majority of the fire dept's have there own rescue truck and service there district with there own volunteers. I'm both paid and volunteer currently with 15 yrs (vol) 9 yrs (paid). There are still some out there but as you said with budgets shrinking, and without some sort of help it may soon go the way of the dinosaur.

Permalink Reply by DUST on September 2, 2008 at 6:02pm

New Hanover County has Ogden-New Hanover which has paid and volunteer staff. They also do EMS for one of the Nascar races.

Permalink Reply by Brian on October 16, 2008 at 3:44pm

yup we're one of 2 franklin county squads that are still fully volunteer at night (during the day the county staffs a truck, and at night they provide a paramedic)

Permalink Reply by bragg fire guy on November 30, 2008 at 3:08pm

We still have volunteers in Moore county but the paid man is taking over slowly

Permalink Reply by APRIL- THE FUTURE MEDIC08 on November 30, 2008 at 9:13pm

yes we have about 3-4 vol/ paid department here in randolph county( where im from) and i apart of one of those im with west side vol. fire and rescue department but sadly i think soon they will all be going away