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The Cuba (Alabama) fire chief talks FD recruitment, plus the programs helping his members better serve their community
It’s time to reevaluate our SOPs, eliminate insular groups, and see traditions as an honor, not an anchor
With fewer recruits and rising retirements, departments like East Hartford are turning to costly overtime and mutual aid to cover growing staffing gaps
West Benton Firefighter Luis Lopez, 42, volunteered for more than 12 years and was well-known in the community
The order comes after the state fire commission said it would no longer recognize the Stinking Creek Fire Department as a fire department
Tragedy can help remind us of our ultimate mission and our ability to serve as unifiers
Ely Fire Department Lt. Robert McFarland, a correctional officer at Anamosa State Penitentiary, and Nurse Lorena Schulte helped keep others safe during the attack
The bill moved to final reading Monday with an amendment including corrections officers and private, nonprofit EMS squad members
One Havre de Grace City Council member raised concerns about the association between the rifles and school shootings
St. Matthews Firefighter Suguan Benjamin followed the smoke to what would later be an all-hands fire
The junior firefighter is in critical but stable condition after the blast
Heather Schafer joined the National Volunteer Fire Council in 1993 and had served as executive director and CEO since 1994
The 17-year-old Ridgefield Park volunteer was injured when a pressurized cannister exploded
The firefighters from two volunteer companies pulled a semi-conscious resident from the burning home
The Monroe Township firefighter and Monroe County sheriff’s deputy were hospitalized after the crash
Coal Township Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin “Bubba” Malukas, 59, served for more than 40 years in public safety
Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Dennis M. Bender, 78, was Nebraska’s longest-serving paramedic
Schuylkill County fire recruits’ latest training focuses on fire behavior and equipment, all through an online platform purchased with CARES Act funding
The proposals aim to increase access in areas without hospitals or full-time fire departments
Among the losses at the Glenburn station were a fire engine tanker, three grass units and a rescue truck
St. Peter officials are asking the Minnesota Legislature to approve a sales tax proposal to fund construction
A firefighter spoke to the Bamberg County council Monday about incidents where he says MedShore Ambulance Services lagged in its response
Chattanooga state legislators raised concerns related to the city’s compliance with a decades-old federal court order
Dundee Township firefighters Paul and Benjamin Motylinski and their two other brothers Patrick and Philip pulled the man, 81, from the water
The Mangohick firefighters were responding to a non-emergency medical call when the crash occurred
A recently-introduced bill aims to allow fire companies to continue online raffles, after some companies were informed their raffles went against state rules
Officials said all the vehicles and equipment inside the Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department station were destroyed
Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department Junior Member Travis Burley and four other members of his family were displaced in the fire Saturday night
The union representing Doña Ana County firefighters questioned why paid county first responders are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while volunteers are not required
Two Coconino County Sheriff’s Office volunteers and a Flagstaff Fire Department paramedic stayed with the hiker until a helicopter rescue could be completed in the morning
Danbury City Councilman Frank Salvatore Jr. advocated the tax break as some of the city’s companies consolidate due to a shortage of volunteers
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief James Brooks Jr. suffered a torn aorta responding to a fire and accumulated nearly $1 million in medical bills
Erskine Lakes Fire Company #1 Firefighter John Jonker Sr., 80, collapsed shortly after returning home from duty on Feb. 10
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