The Fire Dept House Funds pays for the Services PPV etc, the City suppled the TV where I was.( Funny thing is when we returned from Fire calls the TV was stolen by the neighborhood thugs LOL we had to chain it down) Now it could be a different set up in your area. A vote is taken by the Fire House members if they want the service then it is OK'ed by the House Captain and then the service is supplied by the Carrier. Where I was they had every channel you could think of, yep everyone and the members paid for it out of the House Fund. Now I was a Paid Dept maybe Volunteers are different.
same53: Sorry I can't post a private reply but thats good info. I know most of the BC's very well as well as the Engine Lt's. The city pays for cable for both Police and Fire but I don't know if they would pay for "extras".