Volunteer fire organizations are nonprofit corporations governed by a board of directors.

• A. Board of Directors
• B. Commercial business
• C. Independent association
• D. Additional resource agreement

Answer: (A)

Volunteer fire organizations are nonprofit corporations governed by a board of directors. This board provides the fiduciary and strategic oversight: setting policy, approving budgets, and hiring or supervising the chief officer responsible for day-to-day operations. This structure aligns with their nonprofit status and ensures accountability to the community they serve while keeping operations focused on the mission. The other terms don’t describe a formal governing body: a commercial business implies a for-profit motive, an independent association is too vague for formal governance, and an additional resource agreement is simply a contract, not the governing body.