Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. POTTSVILLE — Backing a 59-foot-long aerial truck into Pottsville Fire Co. No. 1 for the first time might have been a challenge.

Coming from a city that had a paid fire department, Laz Melan was stunned to learn that Pottsville’s firefighters were volunteers who received no pay. Owner of the Eagle Tavern in downtown ...