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The longtime volunteer, safety and health advocate underscores the power of showing your members you care
A New London volunteer firefighter died after being involved in a crash while responding to an earlier MVC
Volunteer fire captain and steelworker Jeff Denard’s story was told in part of President Trump’s speech on tariffs and American jobs
Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker
Since Norwich volunteer firefighters filed a petition, a special election on the ordinance will be held
“My biggest concern was never being able to be on the fire truck again,” said Colton Adams, a Centerville volunteer firefighter
“I messed up,” said Brian Gouza, former fire chief for Arnold No. 1, which is examining its finances
A Greensburg crewmember from Hose Co. 7 experienced confusion
Those hired will serve as station supervisors for Carroll County as part of a collaboration with volunteer leaders, said Director and Chief Michael Robinson Sr.
Steve Dutton served with both the Boldo and Parrish fire departments and on fire service-related boards
The Overton firefighters had already voted for a new fire chief when the city council voted in an executive session to hire a different chief
Union Fire and Hose Company #1 Chief Troy M. Dettinger served for 29 years and was described as dedicated and passionate
Lockport’s council president called for an emergency meeting because of the number of mutual aid calls to VFDs last Thursday
No one from the department has attended a safety committee meeting in more than a year, according to Delmont Mayor Alyce Urban
Almost 1,000 people attended the service for Community Fire Company members Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber in person, and over 1,000 more watched a livestream
Giselle Fetterman, whose husband is Senator-Elect John Fetterman, says she is excited and ready to learn
Twin City Ambulance has said it cannot be Lockport’s main EMS service going forward, and the fire department is not allowed to run its own ambulance service
Both men suffered facial injuries, and Stowe Fire Chief Matthew Chapman is facing charges of simple assault and harassment
Speaking up about what’s really happening when volunteer departments can’t meet service expectations
“Completely broken heart": Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company Capt. Mike Reid announced the death of his son Chief Zachary P. Reid
The money will go toward a new fire engine for the Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company
The Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire Company, established in 1915, has not been able to find and retain enough volunteers recently
Penn Hills Paramedic Joshua Smith said Nicholas Theofilis would go on ride-alongs as a teen and shadow medical personnel
Nick Theofilis worked for both Penn Hills EMS and White Oak EMS
“We have made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done,” said Carter Bevins, chief of the Neon Volunteer Fire Department
The agreement calls for automatic aid between the paid and volunteer departments to structure fires and serious incidents
Vernon Township’s board of supervisors shut down the fire department because of a lack of financial responsibility
The Snyder Fire Department’s new four-phase recruitment strategy is already showing results
Calvert Volunteer Fire Department Chief Everette Watson was picking up supplies for a training drill when he suffered a medical emergency
“The fire station I’ve been at for the past 10 years is gone. I mean, it looks like just something out of a movie,” said Hughes Springs Paramedic Justin Riehemann
“He told me that if it had been five more minutes, he doesn’t think he would have made it,” said Sumrall Volunteer Fire Chief Virginia Hayes
Limited staffing calls for being efficient in planning, training and member skills
The Harmonville Fire location’s redo will accommodate more firefighters, a bigger apparatus, a meeting space and a diesel exhaust system
