Volunteer Fire Service
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Three new calculators can help fire and EMS departments measure cost savings and retention value from using volunteers
Duck, N.C. Fire Chief Donna Black brings over 27 years of service in both paid and volunteer departments to the position
Firefighters in Daviess County are looking for a permanent solution to transmit signals from dispatch to pagers
Those opposed to hiring a paid chief said allowing firefighters to elect a chief saves taxpayer dollars and has worked in the past
Firefighters were told that if they attempted to obtain the equipment inside the locked station, the city could press burglary charges
Harmless perks firefighters enjoy may come under fire as they evolve into quasi-municipal employees
Once a year, the department sets a fundraising goal of $3,000 that helps purchase essential equipment
A special meeting with department members is scheduled for later this month to discuss distributing assets
The controversy began in April when a town manager told the department they couldn’t wash their personal vehicles at the station
Researchers are gaining ground on the holy grail of determining how much contamination remains in PPE after cleaning
Firefighter Rob Wimer, with the Greenwood Township Volunteer Fire Department, was transported to a hospital for treatment
The fire started downstairs but raced up the wall, adding to the difficulties of fighting the fire in the old home
John C. Brocker collapsed while responding to a vehicle crash
Jason Gregoire said he wanted to move out of state to give his autistic son a better education
Firefighter James Brockmeyer, 22, was working on-duty as a cop when the crash occurred
Jermaine Frye, 31, had been hospitalized after a recent on-duty injury; he later went into cardiac arrest at his home
Richard Hart initially denied responsibility for the blaze, but in a subsequent interview he claimed he set it after following a cat into a vacant house
Richard T. Hart said he only confessed to the crime because he was subjected to repeated questioning over the matter and was young and afraid
Capt. Jack Rose, 19, died after battling a chimney fire in 2015
Robert Brown is accused of embezzling money from a membership fund between 2011 and 2015
Cody Zinn, 21, was surprised with a ride in the department’s ladder truck bucket this week
Officials said the county is growing and having one person supervise both departments is going to be a bigger challenge
J. Edward Hutchinson says 63 years is “a long friggin’ time” and he now must pass the torch on to someone new
There are several ways fire departments can disqualify or hurt their grant application’s chance of being funded; they are all preventable
Zach Collins suffered injuries to his back and upper body after a tree fell on him
The fake chief has been calling the federal government claiming paid firefighters are breaking the law by covering some volunteer shifts
The deaths shed light on Peru’s lack of compensation and pension for firefighters
Chief Thomas Graydon says he must have fought back for his firefighters one too many times
Randy Peterson had been unable to reach his 16-year-old son as he raced to the scene
Since June, Deputy Chief Frank Patrick falsified run sheet reports, including reporting going on calls in which he did not participate
Andrew C. Iorg was a third-generation firefighter and had been with the district four months before the crash
The 70-year-old’s daughter attempted to get her father, but she said the fire was too intense
It is a person’s individual right to train and respond to emergencies, be it as their full time job or as a volunteer