Volunteer firefighters in West Virginia, Ohio and across the country are facing serious financial insurance issues because of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

As it currently stands, volunteer fire departments and emergency medical squads will have to provide health insurance if they have more than 50 members who work more than 30 hours per week or face a penalty.

According to the office of Rep. David B. McKinley, R-Wheeling, the Internal Revenue Service, which will be enforcing the Affordable Care Act, currently defines volunteer firefighters as "employees" despite the fact they typically work fulltime jobs in addition to their volunteer work. As a result, volunteer fire departments and municipalities could be subjected to the Obamacare employer mandate and forced to provide health insurance or face the penalties.

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