Volunteer Fire Service
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Without firefighters at Shasta Fire Station 56, the nearest help will have to come from three miles away
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
Sponsored by the CFSI and NFFF, the Sarbanes award recognizes organizations for outstanding contributions to firefighter health and safety
Fire departments need to do what it takes to equip themselves, but trouble lies down the road
Erica Broughton, 26, was named 2011 First Responder of the Year; she died in a car crash while she was on her mail route
Volunteer firefighter Capt. David R. Barr, 64, spent two weeks in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries
The 2013 program includes requirement changes, additional matches, micro grants, and updates to equipment ages
The department is looking for extra income, but city officials say the trucks are not an appropriate spot for advertisements
He underwent surgery after suffering facial and hip injuries and a broken nose and leg
They don’t burn often, but when they do legacy churches can hurt or kill firefighters in many ways
They had just finished their Sunday breakfast when they saw the car cross the center line and strike a car nearly head-on
Oregon City Police Officer Robert Libke, 41, was shot by an 88-year-old man who set fire to his house
A volunteer with the Douglass Fire Department was the first on the scene of a school bus containing his kids overturned in a creek
His condition was downgraded Sunday and he is responding when doctors ask him to squeeze their hands
University crews will man the ambulances from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., the time when staffing is at its lowest
Forty-year veteran Blaine “Skeeter” Wildnauer Jr. suffered a heart attack while assisting crash victims
Following the death of firefighter Jantzen Frasier in a rollover crash, some departments are considering driver-requirement changes, others have implemented them
He pleaded guilty to torching abandoned buildings with his fiancée, and will be sentenced in December
The department is still without a permanent facility to operate out of, more than three months after a tornado hit
In the meantime, the firefighters and EMTs are no less determined to do what they can in an emergency
No job is perfect and FireRescue1 readers weighed with some of the worst parts of being a volunteer firefighter
Ghent Capt. Fred Burroughs was killed in 2007 at an explosion at a convenience store
Whitley City Lt. Arlie “Pooh” Hill III, 37, burned in August, died Sunday evening
The former volunteer chief is charged with 16 counts of delivery of a forged note or instrument and one count of embezzlement
More than 200 firefighters from around the world took part in the week-long competition
The stupid mistake that led to this firefighter’s death does not diminish that he was a firefighter
The wreck claimed the life of Oden Ridge firefighter Jantzen Murrell Frazier, 28, also a decorated Army veteran
While the circumstances surrounding that accident are still unclear, what is clear is that the wounded veteran and volunteer firefighter will be dearly missed by many
Single-family houses the size of small hotels require their own set of operating procedures
Douglas Hoffer, Jr., 32, was a member of the Quarryville Fire Company for more than 12 years; he is survived by his parents, a daughter and a son
They say the new bill means long-term volunteers with less than 25 years of service wouldn’t receive full scope of benefits