How do I determine whether I represent a volunteer, combination, or career fire department?
A volunteer fire department is composed entirely of members who do not receive compensation other than a length of service retirement program (LSOP) and insurance. A career department is one in which all members are compensated for their services. A combination department has at least one volunteer, with the balance being career members, or one career member with the balance being volunteers. Also, if a volunteer fire department provides stipends to their members or provides "pay-on-call" for their members, the department is considered to be combination.

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How do you define a volunteer firefighter interest organization?
Volunteer firefighter interest organizations are made up of firefighters or fire officers that collectively represent the interest of members of several volunteer fire departments or volunteer firefighter members of fire departments from the entire State or locality. Examples of these organizations include county or statewide firefighter associations or chiefs associations, and other organizations that represent active volunteer firefighters. For-profit organizations are not eligible.

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