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From Stewartville to St. Charles, multi-generational volunteer firefighters say family tradition, community service and dedication are keeping departments staffed
A crash in Boyne City killed one person and led to the suspension of a firefighter who was driving a personal vehicle to a call
The State Fire Marshal’s Division is offering in one-time funding to support equipment, gear and fire protection needs
Justin Moore’s mother described her son’s declining health and offered her condolences to the family of slain firefighter Jacob Tyler McClanahan
Another man was also killed in the incident and a Palmyra Police Department officer was wounded in the shooting, which is under investigation
Blomkest Firefighter Ryan Leif Erickson was in his vehicle when winds knocked a grain bin onto it
Schultz chaired the Kentucky Firefighters Association’s public education committee and worked on recruitment and retention for multiple departments
John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
Greg Zimmerman says fellow firefighters said he should not have worn Wentworth gear in Ukraine, but the chief says that’s not the problem
The Cedar Brook Volunteer Fire Company had seven volunteer firefighters at the time response operations ceased
“What I noticed about the Ukrainians is everyone’s trying to do something to help protect their country,” said Dan Freiberg, who volunteers with Team Rubicon
Andrew Barr, 28, was a captain with the Monetta Volunteer Fire Department and an officer with with Cayce Public Safety
Speaking about the incident, the Bartonville firefighter’s chief reportedly said to a different member, “Haven’t we all responded to a call drunk before?”
Kailee Horvath, who is also a nursing student, will compete for the title of Miss USA
Greg Zimmerman and 11 other U.S. firefighters with Project Joint Guardian have been focused on Kyiv
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
Circuit Judge Ellen Berz said Brian Henige groomed the teen girl intentionally
The Firefighters Association of the State of New York estimates that about $100 million more in EMS costs could be recovered
The Bruceton-Brandonville department has been looking to try different kinds of fundraisers and “thought this would be a fun one,” said President Dylan Bowers
It’s time to hit the reset button and refocus on the organization’s mission
Focus on service, ownership, unity and progressiveness to help your organization grow the department
A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department has had trouble meeting country and city requirements
Two departments recently wrapped up efforts to collect and send bunker gear, air tanks and tools
With a new interim chief in place, firefighters and city leaders said they would work on communicating
Shawn Menear sustained burns in January and had surgery, but on Wednesday, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department will escort him home
An honest and objective community assessment will highlight the many potential MCI events that could occur in any jurisdiction
Simple ways to build collaboration among agencies and involve the community
H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, also includes $360 million each for AFG and SAFER programs
The volunteers claim the city council is gatekeeping resources and creating unbearable working conditions
The award recognizes one volunteer and one paid fire chief for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, public service and contributions to the fire service
Ebenezer Fire Protection District Firefighter Dustin Brandhorst, 36, was en route to a fire at the time of the crash
The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million