Strength in Numbers: Worland fire volunteers and cadets

WORLAND – “Each year, by having a volunteer fire department, the community saves approximately $1.2 million,” notes Worland Fire Chief Chris Kocher, when explaining the attributes of the volunteer and cadet programs. “We [Worland] would never be able to fund a department with one engine on call 24/7, with salaries and benefits to our firefighters, without the volunteer system. We can never get eno...