Rescue Enjoyable Fest brings collectively fireplace departments to lift cash for operations

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — About 90% of Kentucky’s registered fireplace departments are volunteer or principally volunteer, in accordance with the U.S. Fire Administration. Many of these departments are working with fewer individuals and tighter budgets.

Raven Perry, the Morgan County Emergency Management Director, stated the closure of the 519 Wrigley Volunteer Fire Department illustrates how troublesome it may be to maintain a station working.

“It’s sad that there isn’t enough funding or volunteers to keep the station open,” Perry stated.

Perry stated departments obtain some cash from the county, however that funding doesn’t cowl on a regular basis bills.

“They have trouble because there aren’t a lot of volunteers,” Perry stated.

That hole in funding sparked the thought for a mixed fundraiser — one designed to assist a number of companies without delay.

“To help raise money for their day-to-day operations, because they don’t get funds for those types of things,” Perry stated.

Perry stated bringing a number of companies collectively for a single occasion additionally has the potential to draw new volunteers.

“I thought if we did a combined fundraiser, it would be easier to have enough people to help, and in a centralized location, more people will come out,” Perry stated.

The purpose, Perry stated, is larger than one station — it is about getting a number of companies in the identical place on the identical time.

The occasion is Saturday, July 25, on the Morgan County Fairgrounds, beginning at 4 p.m. It will function music, raffles, and video games.

For Perry, the fundraiser is a method to assist departments keep prepared for the following name — and an opportunity to succeed in the individuals who might reply it.

Alex Barber is dedicated to masking tales in your neighborhood that matter to you.  If you’ve got an thought, attain out to him at alex.barber@wlex.television.