The village has a single church whose bells peal out at noon each day,
a small volunteer fire department, and a cemetery with a special section devoted to German soldiers who died nearby in the closing months of World War II.
Not exact matches
As a psychological study of a dead - eyed
fire starter with a Hitler Youth haircut, this is largely insipid, but as a depiction of a unique milieu — specifically,
volunteer fire departments in
small - town Norway in the late 1970s, with an emphasis on equipment maintenance, procedure, and social status — it's often compelling.
But when the rubber meets the road and we go to our local
fire department in a
smaller community, a
fire department with one or two full - time staff and a gaggle of
volunteers, the effort of removal and environmental protection falls apart.