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.
Conduct a needs assessment, focus on your department’s first-due, and consider whether you need to be an “exterior-only” fire department
Deputies said the Ash Fork firefighter’s motives ranged from boredom to thrill-chasing
While there are legal issues at play, you really can’t be a fair-weather firefighter
Chief George Russell, 27, stole more than $1,000 from the fire department between July 2014 and December 2014
This playbook to better rescue management will help you avoid the common mental mistakes on a rescue operation
All firefighters have been treated and released from the hospital; a section of the road gave way as the rig passed over an area with a culvert
Derrick Bollinger and his wife, Regina, stole money from January 2012 through October 2014, essentially bankrupting the department
Firefighter Harold Goodall was crossing the road to get a cup of coffee; he suffered a back injury and broken pelvis
The department will receive $577K to increase staff and buy new equipment
True leadership is remembering who you are all the time — not just when making a formal presentation or commanding an emergency scene
To have community backing, dispel the common belief that firefighters stop training once they are on the job
When perfection is the expectation, failure the exception rather than the rule, the outcome will be at least excellence
The old way of teaching and training firefighters is not only irrelevant, it is dangerous; here’s how to fix that
Creating and operating a successful regional team rests on communication and trust
Firefighter Brian Neill, 29, was charged with theft of the auto parts, which were valued at $5,280, and receiving stolen property
The former firefighters argued that the items, which ranged from radios to cookware used in fundraising events, belonged to them
State investigators cited the department for four violations; department officials say the report blames the firefighter
The Ford F550 brush truck left the road and struck a bolder; both firefighters inside were treated on scene for minor injuries
A parked quick-response vehicle caught fire, which spread to a 1994 building addition and a two-year-old water tender
There was a significant post-crash fire in the heavily wooded area in the Adirondack Mountains
The assistant fire chief was first on scene and says it appears the fire started on the exterior of an out building; he’s calling in an arson task force to investigate
Dewey Fire Chief Dale Little won the 2015 Harvey Conner EMS Instructor of the Year award from the Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technician Association
The 22-year-old admitted to setting four fires after his shoe print and his being first on scene led police to question him
The fire chief says they own the building and the land and have no intention of removing the flag
The two set out two months ago to raise pledges to buy a $150,000 fire truck for their department
Firefighters were battling a tractor-trailer blaze when the woman failed to slow down as she drove through the smoke
A volunteer group of police officers, firefighters and union workers who responded to the World Trade Center attacks will work with Newtown’s first responders on a year-long program to treat symptoms of crime-scene trauma
No firefighter should ever be on a roof without a partner, without full PPE or without a primary and secondary way off
The petition was launched on the heels of N.Y.’s minimum wage increase to $15 per hour for fast food workers, which is more than what many public safety workers are paid
Town attorney advised the council that money the fire department raises is theirs; the department plans to give the town the money for a new brush truck
The $1,800 grates are used several times per year for department fundraisers
W.Va. volunteer firefighters say they will no longer respond to calls for traffic control and other non-emergencies
One suffering a broken arm and dislocated shoulder and the other an injured shoulder; both were flown out to a hospital
