A year after the county Fire Department officials pulled 'round the clock career firefighters from the Ferndale station, there are no plans to replace them in the first six months of 2010, department officials said.

Although the move in January was motivated by the need to cut back on overtime, department officials said the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Co. has shown it can staff the station almost on its own.

"The company has come together phenomenally, you put out word that there is no staffing and people come to cover," Ferndale Volunteer Chief Jay Olson said. "It's a way of life at this...