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.
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
2 fire department employees had filed complaints about the Chichester volunteer fire chief
Joseph E. Catino Jr. admitted last month to taking $2,000, but allegedly took more than $24,000
6 volunteer firefighters were injured in an explosion while performing a regular training exercise at a farmhouse; soil samples taken
He took the Co. 46 marking off of the helmet and attempt to sell it
Volunteer Firefighter Donald “Donnie” Adkins III drowned while helping with a swift-water rescue operation during heavy flooding
Lee Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jay Crocker said the long wait for repair crews was unusual
Financially stuggling departments are seeing annual premiums increase by up to 99 percent
He gave nearly $40,000 toward the purchase of a 2009 Ford F750 Air Truck for Liberty Fire Company
John Polimine, 51, was a volunteer firefighter with Scalp Level-Paint Volunteer Fire Company
Central Fire District has 74 volunteers to adequately staff 4 stations and about 20 people on a waiting list
Investigators found three fires had been set along a veering line from the bar to his home
Firefighters felt slighted when the city demanded they reapply for their jobs; the non-profit organization was the city’s primary firefighting force for decades
A piece of his mail was found at the scene of one of the fires
Kenneth Martin rescued 3 family members and died while trying to rescue his 7-year-old nephew
A member from the rescue squad said firefighters showed up to their headquarters and took equipment
About 20 volunteer firefighters were able to put the flames out
The firefighters have been feuding with their board over what they criticize as a lack of spending to replace old equipment, including trucks and breathing equipment
Witnesses said the firefighter was speeding when he swerved, striking and killing a man who was trying to help a crash victim
NIOSH says firefighters should receive essential training on the emergencies that they will respond to
The chief says that of the department’s 30 on-call members, 10 to 12 do ‘all the work’
Garrett W. Loomis was among firefighters dealing with flare ups at a farm
Prosecutors said rookie volunteer firefighter Caleb Lacey set the fire in a stairwell leading to apartments above a coin-operated laundry
A board of supervisors voted unanimously to consolidate Millersville, West Lancaster, Washington Boro and Highville companies
Volunteers at the Syosset firehouse are joining the department at an older age
A crowd of about a dozen youths jumped him
The department will use the grant to purchase a portable water tank, fire nozzles, external auto defibrillators and a ladder access system for one of its trucks
