pro bono v. volunteer v. unpaid

[hhtt21]

I would like to ask you these words: pro bono, volunteer and unpaid.

First example:

1a. A volunteer fire department. (original one)

Instead of 1a which of the following can we use?

2a. A unpaid fire department.

3a. A pro bono fire departmen.

Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

Although "pro bono" means "working for free", it is used almost exclusively to refer to people doing legal work for clients without charging them so 3a doesn't work.

I wouldn't use "unpaid fire department" because it's not the department that's paid normally anyway. It's the firefighters. I would call them either "volunteer firefighters" or "unpaid firefighters" but the original is much more natural and common.

 

[hhtt21]

Although "pro bono" means "working for free", it is used almost exclusively to refer to people doing legal work for clients without charging them so 3a doesn't work.

I wouldn't use "unpaid fire department" because it's not the department that's paid normally anyway. It's the firefighters. I would call them either "volunteer firefighters" or "unpaid firefighters" but the original is much more natural and common.

By "the original is much more", do you mean "volunteer firefighters" or "volunteer fire department"?

Thank you.

 

[GoesStation]

A volunteer fire department. (original one)