Volunteer Fire Service
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The Southwest Greensburg Fire Department began its live-in program over 12 years ago to recruit more members
Baker County officials will use Interior Department funding to purchase water tanks for fire departments to place onto pickup truck beds
The Florence Fire Protection District requested the Florence Volunteer Fire Department firefighters to vacate the district
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Dakota Kyle Rigsby died aboard the USS Fitzgerald
Zachary Motta, 22, was accused of coercing a 12-year-old boy online
Assistant Fire Chief Jonathan Swarey said he and other volunteer firefighters quit after a “heated” meeting with the city
Chief James Belot was inducted into the Connecticut State Firefighter Association Hall of Fame in 2013
John Cammack, 76, was filling a tanker truck when the wind shifted, sending the fire in his direction
Firefighters received training in protecting homes, creating fire breaks, wildfire strategy and tactics and specialized wildfire equipment operations
Michael Klein was sentenced to six years and five months in prison after stealing from the department for 13 years
Officials said the decision to dismiss Chief Ed Leipply was based on a culmination of managerial behavior
Chief Scott Albertini had been a member of McDonald Volunteer Fire Department for 35 years
Officials said the fire grew by 100 acres overnight; the cause of the blaze is under investigation
The council voted 4-1 to get coverage from a larger fire district
Gunner’s Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, was a volunteer firefighter in his Virginia hometown before he joined the Navy
The rig was en route to a landfill fire call; the firefighters were treated for minor injuries
The bills would enhance communities’ ability to recruit and retain volunteer responders
The firefighters are suing for the return of equipment and other items they say belong to them
Lt. Russell Pauley jumped off the fire truck he was riding in to ask his girlfriend to marry him
Those who stubbornly cling to outdated methods show contempt for firefighter safety
The volunteer firefighter lost two family pets in the fire; the cause of the fire is under investigation
A volunteer firefighter suffered facial burns after a propane tank explosion
Facebook photos show the couple all smiles as they rode in the fire truck
Chief Eddie Harris, 47, died of an apparent heart attack
The spray-painted writing covered much of the building and included expletives and racial slurs
The officer’s body camera filmed the rescue of the boy, who was not injured
Once something is taught, it takes practice to get from understanding to mastery, and that’s where well-constructed drills come into play
Brent Johnson started his career in public service as a volunteer firefighter-paramedic
Josh McCoy used CPR training he’d been taught as a firefighter and was able to revive his son in 5 to 20 seconds
Mark Strow activated a set of white strobe lights on his Ford Explorer, got out of the SUV and put on a reflective traffic vest
All three of the station’s fire vehicles were destroyed; the department was still recovering from severe flooding last month
Chief Clayton Cassidy, a 30-year veteran, vanished while checking rising water levels
The 24-year-old driver was attempting to merge back into the right lane when he struck the fire truck head-on