Volunteer Fire Department Shut Down For Lack of Coverage

A Marshall County, W.Va., volunteer fire department (VFD) has been ordered to cease and desist handling service calls because its workers' compensation policy lapsed, according to local news reporters.The order shutting down the Big Wheeling Creek Volunteer Fire Department came from the state Fire Marshal's Office while the West Virginia Legislature is considering a $2.5 million rescue plan from Gov. Earl Ray Tomlin and a bill that would create a scratch-off state lottery ticket to help cover future premiums for the state's more than 400 VFDs.Workers' compensation coverage by B...