Is Gray Fire-Rescue really a volunteer force?
The Town employs a part-time Fire Chief, a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic, a 24-7 perdiem Firefighter/Paramedic, and a perdiem Firefighter/EMT during weekday daylight hours. One perdiem Firefighter/Paramedic is on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Gray Fire-Rescue is a combination department meaning we have both full-time & call/volunteer personnel. Our call/volunteer personnel actively participate in frequent training activities. In order to be covered by town insurance, local call/volunteer members of Gray Fire-Rescue become town employees, and receive a minimal stipend for the hours that they are actually (for example) transporting patients to the hospital. Of course, these members are usually on uncompensated time such as in training, meetings, support activities, other community service, and responding to non-emergency calls.
