Volunteer Fire Service
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It’s time to standardize your second-alarm assignment for the benefit of your citizens, not just who you want to respond with
A recent FireRescue1 poll raises questions about the tactic taken by firefighters
The 3-year-old boy had been missing for more than 10 hours in cold temperatures when he was found by the firefighter
Chief Gary Dennis reportedly wrote checks to himself and pocketed fundraiser money
As Calif. is plagued with wildfires, cities are combining resources to battle blazes
The fast-growing fire is only 15 percent contained
U.S. fire departments’ donated used equipment is delivered to rural Croatian firefighters
As fire service members age, it is important to teach replacements the ropes of safe firefighting
Volunteers reached an agreement with the county and will not seek a referendum vote on the fee
PGFD officials call this a cooling-off period and an exception, not the rule in career and volunteer relations
William Harris, a volunteer firefighter has been donating the steel to over 100 memorials
Firefighter Mark Rexroat remembered as ‘one heck of a guy’
Government lifts the ‘no entry’ order on town devastated by 2011 tsunami
Cigarette butt the likely cause of the fire
Former Chambersburg Firefighter Scott McNew was terminated for telling union members to stop volunteering
Former Lt. is charged with setting a church fire, then showing up in his turnout gear to extinguish it
Money generated from the fundraiser will also help disadvantaged famililes
Chief showed up to meeting reportedly drunk and armed, threatened several firefighters
Finding volunteers and working to educate civilians were identified as biggest challenges in rural fire fighting
Knowing where to park the fire truck on scene will make the fire attack more effective and keep the rig out of harm’s way
20-member crew will help fight fires in the Black Hills National Forest
Chief reportedly showed up to meeting armed with body armor and led authorities on manhunt
Ralph Lettieri was put in a medically induced coma on Tuesday and has had six surgeries in three days
5 members of Pa. volunteer fire company were injured when apparatus crashed into building
Code of ethics is designed so that any local fire department can adopt it
Fiancee of Calif. firefighter killed at a motor vehicle crash wants resolution
Firefighters saved 1 of 3 dogs from the house fire believed to be started in the kitchen
After voter rejected a bond to buy the truck, volunteer firefighters gave up their own money
Donated construction and land allowed the department to build a new fire station without incurring debt
Homes in a quarter-mile radius were evacuated due to the hazardous materials in the smoke
Original department report said Fire Chief John Wilkinson had died of cardiac disease
The firefighter died in a gun fight when the defendant attempted to burglarize his son’s home
Lack of available volunteers makes hiring necessary