Volunteer Fire Service
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With fewer recruits and rising retirements, departments like East Hartford are turning to costly overtime and mutual aid to cover growing staffing gaps
Fire departments across New York will open their doors for the 14th annual RecruitNY Weekend, recruiting new volunteers through community connections
Detailing the expectations of the job and the three steps to becoming a volunteer firefighter
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, was a volunteer firefighter in his Virginia hometown before he joined the Navy
The rig was en route to a landfill fire call; the firefighters were treated for minor injuries
The bills would enhance communities’ ability to recruit and retain volunteer responders
The firefighters are suing for the return of equipment and other items they say belong to them
Lt. Russell Pauley jumped off the fire truck he was riding in to ask his girlfriend to marry him
Those who stubbornly cling to outdated methods show contempt for firefighter safety
The volunteer firefighter lost two family pets in the fire; the cause of the fire is under investigation
A volunteer firefighter suffered facial burns after a propane tank explosion
Facebook photos show the couple all smiles as they rode in the fire truck
Chief Eddie Harris, 47, died of an apparent heart attack
The spray-painted writing covered much of the building and included expletives and racial slurs
The officer’s body camera filmed the rescue of the boy, who was not injured
Once something is taught, it takes practice to get from understanding to mastery, and that’s where well-constructed drills come into play
Brent Johnson started his career in public service as a volunteer firefighter-paramedic
Josh McCoy used CPR training he’d been taught as a firefighter and was able to revive his son in 5 to 20 seconds
Mark Strow activated a set of white strobe lights on his Ford Explorer, got out of the SUV and put on a reflective traffic vest
All three of the station’s fire vehicles were destroyed; the department was still recovering from severe flooding last month
Chief Clayton Cassidy, a 30-year veteran, vanished while checking rising water levels
The 24-year-old driver was attempting to merge back into the right lane when he struck the fire truck head-on
Longtime volunteer firefighter Ronald Cronin started having issues with the station over a road sign
Chief fire officers are just beginning to understand the magnitude of cancer in the fire service and the challenges to more effectively apply risk control techniques
The volunteer fire department was responding to an EMS call when the incident occurred
Investigators determined that three road workers died accidentally in a storm drain filled with poisonous gases earlier this year
It’s important to understand the hows and whys of FDCs long before the alarm goes off; here’s a closer look at these connections
The rig left the roadway and struck an embankment while responding to a call
Firefighter Roger Johns, 63, was serving as a guide when he was struck by a backing apparatus
Matthew Jurado said he set fire to Kenneth Walker’s home, because he was angry over having been ousted from one of the city’s volunteer fire companies
The fire disturbed dens of the timber rattlers and more than a dozen snakes were spotted fleeing the heat
Jake Slater, 21, suffered first- and second-degree burns to over 70 percent of his body in an off-duty work-related explosion
Joel Barthlow was hit by another racer while rendering first aid to a driver who had been in a crash
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