Volunteer Fire Service
Volunteer firefighters provide fire suppression, rescue and emergency medical services in communities of all sizes. Volunteer firefighters, motivated to help others and serve their community, balance training and service with jobs and family obligations. Learn more about latest volunteer fire service news, access FireRescue1 training resources and explore funding and recruitment resources for volunteer fire departments.
200,000 sticks of DripDrop electrolyte powder to be donated, in partnership with the NVFC
Balancing high school, soccer and firefighter training, 17-year-old Lydia Kendziorski joined Beaver Township Fire as a cadet
Nearly 90% of Wyoming’s firefighters are volunteers, but a sharp decline in recruitment and aging personnel is putting wildfire response at risk
Chiefs Richard “Smokey” Dyer and William Jenaway advise honorees to share the prestigious award with their entire department
John Leming had been an active volunteer with the Cape May Point Fire Company for six years
Volunteer fire companies foot the bill for everything associated with an ambulance, which he estimated comes in between $160,000 and $200,000
Members of the volunteer department continue to sit in their three-year-old fire station off state Route 79 to make sure the county doesn’t try to swoop in and seize the station and the equipment inside
“They’ve turned off dispatch,” said district director and volunteer firefighter Brian Kramer. “They’re not dispatching us, but we’re there and ready to answer a call if any come in”
The volunteer service tax credit program was created by state Act 172
The LAFCO vote to dissolve the district signaled the end of the last volunteer fire department in the region
Facing dwindling numbers of volunteer emergency medical technicians and an increased number of calls, the two entities will work to combine operations
Brock Currens, 17, was trying to help extinguish a car fire at a motorsports park when he crashed his ATV
The award-winning singer created the My People Fund in the aftermath of a 2016 fire that killed 14 people and destroyed 2,500 homes
Volunteers would have to serve at least five years to become vested and would earn funds toward their pension based on time spent on fire activities
The Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District will be disbanded and citizens will be served by the regional Fire Authority instead
Citizens voted to replace the town’s self-governing fire department with a municipal-run outfit after all but one member of the department quit last month
The move comes after backlash from volunteers and employees over the decision to pass over longtime volunteer chief Charlie Love
Adams County volunteer firefighters Troy Whittington and Jason Haley were killed in a domestic dispute at the home of a friend
Officials will be asked to resolve a dispute over how thousands of dollars in state funds are distributed to support the volunteer fire and EMS personnel
Clover firefighters expressed their frustration that longtime volunteer Chief Charlie Love was not chosen to be the city’s first paid chief
The Liberty Twp. Fire Department is hoping to decrease its reliance on part-time personnel and is applying for a SAFER grant to hire nine full-time firefighters
Chief Alexander Cortezzo said “this decision was one of the hardest ones we had to make as a company”
A local Pennsylvania news site launched an in-depth look at the cause and the solutions to the the nationwide volunteer shortage
Greenville Fire Chief Kent Monohan said the amount of runs the department takes has risen from 50 to 60 a year to several hundreds
Beaver County Commissioner and volunteer firefighter Tony Amadio suggested pay if a first responder is involved with a “catastrophic” event such as a plane crash
Funds through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant Program were awarded to various volunteer/part-time fire departments across the state
Logan Kurek was the first to administer aid to Officer Amy Caprio after she was struck by a vehicle, and he is now a member of the Baltimore County Fire Department
Exploring combination, professional fire departments necessary to achieve safe, efficient firefighter staffing levels
John Heller, 38, died after rescuing his fiancee and four young boys from the man’s burning apartment in upstate New York
Under the new law, volunteer firefighters who commit three years of service can be reimbursed for their EMT course, saving them around $2,000
Sunbury Fire Chief Paul Brown said he is doing all he can to get younger people involved with their local departments — in his community and elsewhere
Volunteer firefighter Ryan Laubham, 19, was accused of setting fire to two occupied homes and faces arson charges
