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.
Yantic, Taftville, Occum and Laurel Hill departments allege the Norwich city manager and fire chief exceeded their authority by imposing a unified command policy
While not always obvious, our commanders-in-chief and firefighting have intersected throughout history
Police, fire and EMS leaders in Baraboo, Portage and Lake Delton say rising training requirements, regionalization and workload increases are forcing new strategies to recruit and retain responders
First, make sure you’re not using terms like “brotherhood” and “sisterhood” if you don’t treat potential members that way
Former Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Christian French faces 18 charges
Mark A. Blake was a Westport EMS supervisor and served with his son and his brother at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department
Copenhagen residents have 30 days to collect signatures on a petition requesting a public vote on the department’s closure
Rural fire/EMS looks for creative recruiting solutions
The Copenhagen village board issued an ultimatum to fire leaders: turn the department’s finances over to the town or be dissolved completely
“He’d been nothing but a good fire chief,” Preston Firefighter Christian Collins said about Chase Stanford
Christopher Lee Osborne pleaded guilty to violating the teen girl’s civil rights by forcibly raping her at the Danville Fire Department last year
Data from the NFPA report “Firefighter Injuries on the Fireground” can guide us toward better use of PPE to mitigate injuries
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
Hamilton Township’s Henry Roldan said a neighbor fled the home without help and that he made sure no one was left inside
Chris A. Taylor, a Potsdam volunteer firefighter and former chief, explained that paid drivers often arrive on scene before volunteer firefighters can
Ray Boyd Kerns, who later confessed, was among the more than 20 Woodstock firefighters who responded, in addition to mutual aid crews
The Roanoke County Police Department and the county’s internal auditor are investigating the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad
Riley Huiras was a member of the Grand Rapids Police Department’s Auxiliary Unit and served with the volunteer fire department where his father serves
City administrators in Miami County are concerned about increased staffing and cost issues in EMS and fire operations
Friends and family of Eurie Martin are calling for the Sandersville Fire Department to terminate Michael Howell for failure to render aid
Our work to change a N.C. general statute focuses on keeping junior members interested and building our volunteer base
Joe Palmour, a 20-year volunteer with the Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department, is poised to undergo a second surgery to treat issues caused by fall from ladder
The governor’s new order may help with staffing and retention, said Fairmount Fire Protection Chief Alan Fletcher
The diversity, equity and inclusion-focused report recommends actions fire departments can take to improve recruitment and retention
The firefighters escaped the blaze, and the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is raising money to replace the apparatus
Jackie Henry was traveling with four passengers in the SUV, including her daughter and the widow of a Richville volunteer firefighter who was preparing to bury her husband
Crews from five departments responded to the blaze at the Nicholson Volunteer Fire Department station; no one was hurt
Alexio Lattero, a junior firefighter, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the death of Greensboro Firefighter Richard Norman Murrell
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency
The public shouldn’t have to roll the dice about their emergency services, wondering who’s going to show up
Betty Cobb, 75, was found injured and bound with duct tape
The public and elected officials need to better understand the impact of inflation and rising gas prices on volunteer firefighters
Volunteer Firefighter Roger Estes, 77, was on duty with the South Claiborne County Fire Department when the crash happened
