Volunteer Fire Service
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Volunteer fire companies were forced to halt their online raffles after state officials said they were illegal
Authorities are investigating what Rocky Point Fire District officials say was the malicious vandalism of their only ambulance
Lacon-Sparland Firefighter Chaise Mangold, 21, died five days after the blast that seriously injured his father and two family friends
Chief Sam Butler, 52, was attempting U-turn to respond to accident when tractor-trailer collided with his vehicle
Volunteer Firefighter Paul Brady was working on top of fire truck in 2006 when fellow firefighter drove it out of firehouse
The car struck a northbound tractor-trailer head-on
‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ builds new house for firefighter who was fighting Labor Day wildfires when her home burned down
We must examine which practices are working and which ones aren’t
Bob Dorsey started with fire department in 1941 at age of 21 after being blackballed 3 times for being Catholic
Father was home, pulled all 3 children from trailer; volunteer firefighter tried to revive them, but it was too late
Officials: Borough could soon rely more on volunteers’ mutual aid agreements if proposal to cut 8 out of 21 professional firefighters passes
Hermino Espino, 20, drove his SUV into power pole, emergency vehicle, fire truck at nearly 60 mph with missing juvenile in tow
The public that we serve is not only looking for help, but often given the chance they would like to help others in case of a tragedy
After investigation that included placing GPS device on suspect’s vehicle, judge decides evidence is sufficient to proceed to trial
Fire fee may be increased in county
Gov. Rick Snyder says change will help reduce response times and help save lives
The firefighters allegedly set the fire at the Mountain View Dairy because ‘they were bored,’ according to a criminal complaint.
Program will pay for wide variety of incentives allowing volunteer departments to retain current members, recruit new ones
Pumper truck was returning from minor accident when engine ran off roadway to avoid another car traveling in opposite direction
Police: Volunteer firefighter’s personal vehicle, even when equipped with appropriate lights and siren, is not emergency vehicle
County refused to raise annual fire fee; if Teays Valley station becomes nonprofit, it would be able to employ full-time firefighters
When dispatch sends a text, CADpage retrieves the address and FirefighterLog maps it to help firefighters
Three occupants of the rescue vehicle were all dressed in volunteer fire department attire, claimed to be US citizens
Argument allegedly escalated to Dale McCloskey hitting victim in back of head with piece of plastic pipe
Members of volunteer fire companies throughout the tight-knit community struggled to come to terms with the loss of one of their own
The firefighter is charged with two felony counts of arson of an inhabited structure and six counts of arson of a structure or forest
The 2008 law requires all Ohio firefighters to earn recertification every three years by passing a test
The levy would have brought in about $1 million a year to help pay for Mingo County’s 10 volunteer fire departments and one paid department
In August, the Marion County Commission completely cut the $193,000 it had been giving to the fire departments from the budget
Cal Fire arrested a volunteer firefighter for starting fires, including ones that destroyed historic buildings
He was relieved of his duties as the volunteer fire chief about the same time the allegations were first brought to light
The Union Volunteer Fire Company formed 275 years ago
Fire crews will still act to save lives of people and animals at unpaid properties; all households notified of the new policy