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.
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The Jack Daniel’s Distillery fire brigade was created after a blaze tore through the distillery in 1930
Learning tracks will focus on responder health and safety, volunteer recruitment and retention, and emergency service leadership among 18 courses available
The “hero” culture of the fire service increases the risk of injury and death when working within multicultural communities
Gain insight into the strengths and weaknesses of your team in regard to its ability to execute a recruitment and retention plan
An online survey was created to collect diversity-by-rank numbers for 108 fire departments
Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers
Capt. Randy Ray Treat, 71, leaves behind his wife and two sons
“Some people like to fish, some people like to go on trips and things like this when they retire... well, this is what I enjoy doing,” Capt. Joe Rutherford said
The fire company and the city conservation district are butting heads over a parking lot built that the district believes could do harm to the environment
Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes
Quiet Warrior
From lawyers to construction workers, they take time off work to risk their lives
Programs, initiatives, standards and resources have been put forward in the last 30 years to improve firefighter health and to decrease death and injury
The program was initially enacted in 2009 for full-time career firefighters, but was recently amended to include volunteers
In Michael Zier’s honor, firefighters put a thin red line across their engine, hung up a wreath and put his gear out on display
Steven Boo was on his way to a county fair when the crash occurred; his girlfriend was also in the car but was not hurt
The volunteer firefighter was driving the fire truck when a tree broke and fell into the roadway
The fire burned two cars and damaged a fire truck; about 70 firefighters are battling the blaze
The average homeowner may rely too heavily on their local fire department for fire protection over fire suppression
Several dozen fire chiefs and officials pushed to help interior firefighters, the ones who run into burning buildings
The firefighter was suspended after making insensitive remarks on Facebook about two men who died while riding a suspected stolen dirt bike
Hubert Volunteer Fire Department was put in the spotlight when Onslow County withheld quarterly funds from them pending the submission of a correct audit
The Allegheny Mountain Firefighters Initiative has been recruiting volunteer firefighters since 2013
A group of 14 state foresters and six volunteer firefighters will help battle the blazes
Matthew Jurado was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the blaze at Kenneth Walker’s home last year
Fire Chief Wayne Lucas said every time he tries to introduce technology, someone quits
Here’s how volunteer departments and smaller career departments can right-size their apparatus without giving up operational capabilities
A retired fire chief battling cancer spreads awareness of firefighter cancer prevention, legislation and challenges
The department has been in operation for 23 years and has never had a fire station
Ronda Varnado, 54, was driving a water truck to a house fire when the truck tipped over
Battalion chief tells mutual aid partners to call back if things get worse
Blake Stevens told police that he was on his way to a call; he admitted to consuming alcohol before the crash
Joe Vlach was training for a Seattle to Portland bike ride when he failed to yield at a stop sign before being hit
