Volunteer Fire Service
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Pine Hill Fire Department Chief Jessica Calandra looks at recruitment, morale and EMS challenges in the community
Vincent Dransfield remains on the Singac Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3 roster, where he signed up more than eight decades ago and once served as fire chief
The Lyme Affordable Housing Commission unveiled a plan to buy property near the firehouse to create housing for volunteer firefighters
The six-week AFG period overlapping with the holidays makes it all the more important to have the application done right
NVFC used Giving Tuesday to push its Make Me a Firefighter campaign to build public awareness and provide departments with the tools and resources to recruit and retain
The suspect set fire to his house and shot at the first firefighters on scene; no one was injured
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The other rigs and station sustained minor damage; no injuries were reported
Firefighters Kenneth Arnold, Donald Roseman and Frank Urwin died when a series of makeshift bombs exploded while battling a restaurant fire
Scott Jones, 33, died after a two-car crash sent both vehicles off the roadway and down an embankment
They removed the line and put the bird on the ground, but it was too tired to fly
Fellow firefighters tried to save Capt. Paul Sanderson, 48, but were unable to revive him
Volunteer firefighters have done most of the renovation work to the foreclosed house, which is now listed at $159,900
The fire was undetermined until he failed a job application polygraph test for the Secret Service
About 50 firefighters responded; the firefighters’ injuries were minor.
Chief Terry Culver suffered the on-duty injury Nov. 12; he died of complications Tuesday
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Crews were able to put the fire out before destroying the firehouse; police are searching for the suspect
Edwin “Jeff” Wenztel, a 35-year veteran, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
Keron Larkin was rescued by firefighters after his wife told them he was inside; he suffered smoke inhalation
Firefighters suspect the shooting may have happened while answering a call about a fallen utility pole
Lewis “Duddy” Brown, 83, was struck and killed by a car while crossing a road near his home to check his mailbox
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Chief: “It was just amazing that in this tragedy, we came together as a team and just worked together to do what we could do.”
Trevor McNally and his wife Susanne died in the fire; McNally became a part-time firefighter in 2005 and was hired full-time in 2007
Patrick Hardison, 41, has undergone over 70 surgeries to recreate his face that was burned off while fighting a mobile home fire in 2001
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Being a good apparatus operator starts in the station, extends to the street and carries over to the fireground
The building was a total loss and the cause remains under investigation
A firefighter and sheriff’s deputy suffered minor injuries in the incident
The issue of changing the title from fire marshal to fire chief goes back to 2007 when the county tried to consolidate 16 volunteer fire districts
A convicted arsonist was one of many ways the fire prevention group is trying to prevent juveniles from becoming fire starters
Shots were fired as volunteers battled a residential structure fire; no one was hurt and the shooter remains at large