You’ll Be Angry When You Learn What ObamaCare is Doing to Volunteer Fire Departments

It seems even fire departments across the country aren’t being spared from the ObamaCare train wreck.

Thanks to new regulations in the President’s health law, fire departments must provide health insurance for volunteers working more than 30 hours a week.

This means that thousands of volunteer fire departments that can’t afford the millions of dollars in increased costs may soon be forced to shutdown.

From Washington Free Beacon:

Thousands of volunteer fire departments across the nation could be forced to shut down because they cannot afford the high costs of Obamacare.

Due to Obamacare requirements, fire departments must provide health insurance for volunteers working more than 30 hours a week.

“Without our volunteers, we would be nothing. Our volunteers are here 24/7 and they are willing to risk their life and drop whatever they are doing to come help” Lancaster County Fire Marshall Stephen Blackwelder, who oversees 19 stations and 300 volunteers, explained to WBTV.

Lancaster County Administrator Steve Willis confirmed Blackwelder’s statement, adding “If council made the decision to offer insurance, and if they took full family coverage, we would be looking at literally millions of dollars a year.”

Volunteer firefighters are vital in ensuring fire safety across the nation, the National Volunteer Fire Council reports that there are 783,300 volunteer firefighters in the US comprising 70% of firefighting force, and our nation has 20,050 volunteer departments. Willis praised the volunteers’ help, saying “we literally couldn’t do without them.”