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.
Recruitment efforts ramp up as numbers in the tri-state area have diminished in recent decades
Racine’s Steve Leger was air lifted to a nearby hospital, where he remains
James Hedrick of Fairfax County showed perseverance during COVID-19 and excellence in training staff
A 56-year-old Okla. volunteer firefighter is dead after a fight at the fire station with a fellow firefighter
The 53- and 35-year-old firefighters were arrested for having sexual relations with members of a junior firefighting program
A video captured volunteer firefighters being pulled behind a car on snow-covered roads
The merger will allow 12 volunteer departments to use their current radios while allowing dispatch to use one system
Fire chief says the city needs to ditch its part-time orientation and hire full-time firefighters
This marks the third fire department in the county to come under investigation
Firefighters from 31 departments are registered for the two-day event
Investigators are looking into whether the pair was involved in at least three other intentional blazes
The county commissioner said that the department had questionable accounting problems
With the seeming rash of theft from volunteer fire departments, one expert shares insight on preventing and reacting to thefts
All four volunteers were treated for minor injuries, mostly cuts and bruises
FireRescue1 readers give us some of their cleverest slogans for the back of a fire truck
The audit uncovered $5.2 million in undesignated surplus
No injuries were reported at the Indianapolis-area fire
More than 300 firefighters from 102 departments battled the blaze for nearly 24 hours
The bill would raise the tax credit from $200 to $1,200
The fire has burned for more than 17 hours
The most seriously injured firefighter in Wednesday’s apparatus crash with a semi had his severed arm reattached, with the next 72 hours critical to its success
Use these 9 questions and 14 steps to prepare your fire department for incidents that turn violent
Four firefighters were injured in the crash, three have been treated and released and the fourth is in stable condition
The private grant money was used to buy tools
This marks the fourth such death this winter
For $59 per year per resident, the department could add 9 full-time firefighter/medics
The law would protect Mich. vol. firefighters from losing some of their unemployment benefits
The Ohio volunteer firefighter turned himself into police
Stories of firefighters gone wrong will be much more widely reported than those of firefighters upholding the public trust
The firefighter allegedly stole over $3,500 worth of gear and equipment
The stolen funds were allegedly used for groceries, concert tickets and bills
Volunteer firefighter Kellen Klee used fuel from his garage and a cigarette light to start the blaze
The money will be used to hire full- and part-time firefighters
