Volunteer Fire Service
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Independent Fire Company Number 1 officials said they were blindsided by the Town of Maple Shade’s decision
The CEOs discuss how the organization is working to help recruit and retain volunteer members, and celebrate the NVFC’s milestone anniversary
Successful volunteer firefighter supervision is rooted in clear expectations, decisions rooted in policy, and interpersonal relationships
Volunteers and career firefighters joined forces for better compensation for fire-related cancer
200 firefighters are already battling the blaze, more are on their way
The recruitment and retention section is very flexible in type of resources you can fund through your application
Firefighters spent 12-hour shifts fighting Wildcat Fire
Godfrind tried for 16 years to join the fire department before being hired at 37 years old
The 20-year-old Tenn. volunteer firefighter is charged with a felony for filing a false report over the stunt he said would be ‘fun’
The New Zealand CERT leader will visit fire departments in 3 U.S. and 1 Canadian cities
Rescuers saved a man from an overturned tractor in a wooded area not accesible by fire truck
Striking the right balance of policy and freedom to decide makes for a better-running fire department
Called a dedicated public servant, the firefighter had 20 images of nude children on a thumb drive
Fire chief admitted using fire department gasoline for his personal use
The company plans to donate as much as $200,000 to volunteer firefighting in 2012
Chief Billy Joe Carter faces numerous criminal charges
Fla. investigators believe his certification lapsed because he could not prove that he was firefighter from 1995 to 2004
The volunteer firefighter was able to pass the toddler out the window before dying
Investigators believe one of the men knew code to get inside fire station
Station was equipped with ladder, was busiest truck in Baltimore
Dry weather, high winds and lightning in the coming week threaten to erase progress in Western wildland fires
Refused to join nonprofit corporation which provides membership benefits, village administrator found repeated harassment offenses
Fire marshal credits reopening a fire station with the fast response and keeping the fire damage minimal
Back-to-back fires and extreme temperatures take toll on volunteers
Grant helped cover almost half of cost to restore wrecked brush truck
Firefighter Josef Tadijanac remains in intensive care after June 24 incident and June 28 amputation
Firefighter Rocky E. Dunkin fell unconscious while assisting medical personnel at crash scene
A New Zealand volunteer fire department took only 20 minutes to knock down its first structure fire in 35 years
Firefighters plan and prepare for every contingency, yet crazy things happen and things will go wrong
The volunteer was enroute to the station but stopped to help motorist with a fallen tree when another tree fell on him
No injuries reported in the strange incident; the cause is still under investigation
The 24-year-old was found unconscious at the scene and later pronounced dead at the hospital
With more questions than answers, county officials are seeking a deeper audit from the state