Volunteer Fire Service
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Marrowbone Assistant Fire Chief Brian Belcher was known as the kind of volunteer always trying to serve others
Niagara County law will also give the tax break for life to members with 20 years of service to help increase recruitment and retention
Where to begin when shifting away from a fundraising-dependent model
Pedro Flores has been charged with theft by public servant and abuse of official capacity; he has until Monday to self-surrender or be arrested
Witnesses say people ran with fire extinguishers from their homes, but could do little to put out the flames before firefighters arrived
Only about 3 percent, or 600, of Canada’s 22,000 firefighters are female
Fire chief on Indiana’s devastating tornado: “It just seemed like it went on and on forever. It was awful.”
The company officer sets the stage for how firefighters use and clean their PPE to protect themselves from occupational cancers
A letter warned Chief David Leel that future misuse of town computers within his department will result in administrative action
A firefighter moving into a new home found out the hard way that his neighborhood had no fire response when his car burned
There were multiple electrical boxes installed without permits and weren’t inspected
Gracie Duplisea, 7, was born with Prader-Willi Syndrome; she loves all things related to emergency services
The juvenile suspect entered the rig and stole radios and equipment; the police later caught the suspect and returned the stolen items
The firefighter is accused of taking the rig on a joyride and then crashing it after a night out drinking
Jason Waldeck said he didn’t report the incidents because he figured he needed to deal with the humiliation in order to continue doing what he loved
Craig Morgan, a former first responder, wants to encourage others to learn more about their local department and recognize volunteers who go above and beyond
West I-10 Fire Department is currently in a dispute with Emergency Services District #48 to expropriate their stations and equipment
A burning vehicle set in motion can play havoc on a fireground; here are steps to avoid this potentially deadly scenario
A department that experiences an LODD can’t change the past, but it can affect the future to ease pain and prevent more deaths
Frederick Maw received a 40-year suspended sentence due to mental health issues and cannot participate in any firefighting efforts
Brinley Jungnitsch began her second round of chemotherapy Nov. 2, and to support her journey she launched a “bald head challenge”
The aerial ladder was being tested for certification when a rigger broke; the victim was flown to a hospital with injuries to his head, arm and ankle
Here’s how to be your best in the firefighter oral interview, plus 12 do’s and don’ts
The woman refused to climb down a fire truck’s ladder because she wanted to save her dog
The bill gives volunteers the option to join a department without a pension if they are older than 45
Robert Prior lost the use of his legs after he got into a crash in 2008; he began traveling to schools to talk about the dangers of driving while impaired
A family donated a wildland engine and completed the town’s search to replace what it lost in a tornado that destroyed their firehouse
The memorial was a boot with flowers and a sign as a tribute to firefighter Dennis Rodeman, who was killed after being struck by a driver during a ‘Fill the Boot’ fundraiser
The classes are held nights and weekends to accommodate the schedules of people from rural areas
One year after his accident, a friend noticed his feet moving in his sleep; after years of therapy he started walking again
Edward Moriarty, who is moving into a new home, found out the hard way that his neighborhood is a fire response no-man’s land when his car burned to a cinder
The firefighter received CPR on scene, was revived and transported to a hospital for surgery
When Christopher Cassidy was unable to tell a constable the name of his fire chief, he became suspicious and called another constable for assistance
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