In March, a Greenbrier County fire levy will be put up for a vote.
All 15 fire departments have been lobbying for support the past few months and now it's getting down to the wire.
Early voting for the fire levy started this week, so now the departments are trying to spread the word and answer as many questions as they can for people.
Mark Kelley with the Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department showed our 59 News crew how expensive every little thing on a truck costs.
"It's not just to save your fire department, it's to help your community. That's what it's all about," said Kelley.
To them, that means getting to every fire, every accident as fast as they possibly can. But less money could means fewer departments.
Kelley said, "That response time is a major need for the homeowner, for the business, for the person that wrecks." Kelley says another huge cost is training new firefighters, which every department needs right now.
He said, "We've got some people who are getting up there in their ages, been doing it 30 or 40 years and they're trying to back down and we just don't have the people, we're trying to get new people, new younger folks to come in."
Most of the 15 departments in the county are holding meetings to answer questions up until voting day. Kelley said, "Whether you missed the one in White Sulfur or Rainelle or Anthony Creek, I encourage you to come out to another meeting because you're going to learn a lot about why this levy is needed."
For a list of all the meetings and to get your questions answered about the levy just visit their
website.
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