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Town of Ulster officials are allowing a property tax reduction to first responders who live in a district other than the one they serve
Barneveld volunteer firefighters were on the roof trying to remove snow minutes before the collapse
The issue of age isn’t a simple problem to solve, particularly in the volunteer fire service that’s struggling for members
Greg Zimmerman says fellow firefighters said he should not have worn Wentworth gear in Ukraine, but the chief says that’s not the problem
The Cedar Brook Volunteer Fire Company had seven volunteer firefighters at the time response operations ceased
“What I noticed about the Ukrainians is everyone’s trying to do something to help protect their country,” said Dan Freiberg, who volunteers with Team Rubicon
Andrew Barr, 28, was a captain with the Monetta Volunteer Fire Department and an officer with with Cayce Public Safety
Speaking about the incident, the Bartonville firefighter’s chief reportedly said to a different member, “Haven’t we all responded to a call drunk before?”
Kailee Horvath, who is also a nursing student, will compete for the title of Miss USA
Greg Zimmerman and 11 other U.S. firefighters with Project Joint Guardian have been focused on Kyiv
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
Circuit Judge Ellen Berz said Brian Henige groomed the teen girl intentionally
The Firefighters Association of the State of New York estimates that about $100 million more in EMS costs could be recovered
The Bruceton-Brandonville department has been looking to try different kinds of fundraisers and “thought this would be a fun one,” said President Dylan Bowers
It’s time to hit the reset button and refocus on the organization’s mission
Focus on service, ownership, unity and progressiveness to help your organization grow the department
A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department has had trouble meeting country and city requirements
Two departments recently wrapped up efforts to collect and send bunker gear, air tanks and tools
With a new interim chief in place, firefighters and city leaders said they would work on communicating
Shawn Menear sustained burns in January and had surgery, but on Wednesday, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department will escort him home
An honest and objective community assessment will highlight the many potential MCI events that could occur in any jurisdiction
Simple ways to build collaboration among agencies and involve the community
H.R. 2471, the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, also includes $360 million each for AFG and SAFER programs
The volunteers claim the city council is gatekeeping resources and creating unbearable working conditions
The award recognizes one volunteer and one paid fire chief for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, public service and contributions to the fire service
Ebenezer Fire Protection District Firefighter Dustin Brandhorst, 36, was en route to a fire at the time of the crash
The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million
San Miguel Engineer and Army veteran Eric Hille is raising funds, gathering volunteers and collecting equipment
Firefighters throughout the U.S. have been sending items to New Ukrainian Wave-Passaic, a nonprofit handling shipping and distribution
Without firefighters at Shasta Fire Station 56, the nearest help will have to come from three miles away
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
Sponsored by the CFSI and NFFF, the Sarbanes award recognizes organizations for outstanding contributions to firefighter health and safety
