The New Treasurer Series
The New Fire Company Treasurer
A Six-Session Course for Treasurers of Volunteer Fire Companies, Rescue Squads, and Ambulance Corps
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle eBook
- Pages
- 142
- Trim size
- 6 x 9 in
- Written for
- Treasurers of volunteer fire companies, rescue squads, ambulance corps, and their auxiliaries
- Publisher
- Front Porch Puzzle Press
The chief needs radios, the carnival is in six weeks, the town wants its annual accounting, and you just inherited the checkbook.
Most volunteer fire company treasurers take the job with no training at all. This course walks you through your first year in six practical sessions, with plain-English explanations built around a small volunteer company you’ll get to know along the way.
- How to take over from the last treasurer, and why the chief shouldn’t hold the checkbook
- Keeping the town’s appropriation separate from the money your company raises itself
- Fund drives, donor acknowledgments, and cash controls for breakfasts and carnivals
- Federal and state fire grants, matching funds, apparatus loans, and replacement reserves
- Stipends, per-call pay, and service awards, and when to call a CPA
- Monthly reports members will actually listen to, the budget request, and the Form 990
Written for treasurers of volunteer fire companies, rescue squads, ambulance corps, and their auxiliaries. Each session ends with discussion questions to work through with your outgoing treasurer, president, or board. A companion workbook with practice exercises and reproducible forms is available separately.
The treasurer books are general education for volunteers. They are not individual tax, legal or accounting advice; for your organization's specific situation, consult a qualified professional.
