'We know we can do the job:' Smith Valley Fire Department deploys all-woman volunteer shift

Smith Valley Fire Chief Amy Beick walked into the station one December day and saw something she’d never encountered in her ...
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The roots of Ohio's volunteer firefighting crisis go back centuries

Ohio's long history of firefighting is memorialized at the Western Reserve Fire Museum in Downtown Cleveland. Its centuries-old roots have contributed to a system that is struggling to serve all ...

‘That’s going to hit us hard’: Volunteer fire departments battling rising gas prices

As people feel the brunt of rising gas prices, volunteer fire departments in Leon County are also battling the cost to fill ...
The Citizens' Voice

Mountain Top fire leaders warn: Volunteer shortage reaches ‘critical stage,’ threatens service

Leaders of the eight fire departments that make up Mountain Top Mutual Aid gathered recently at Dorrance Twp. fire department ...

Hindu temple in Penn Hills donates thermal drone to volunteer fire department

A local volunteer fire department has a new powerful tool, thanks to a generous donation.

"There's no public safety crisis" FASNY discusses state of volunteer firefighter sector

John D'Alessandro, Secretary of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, joined Power & Politics this week to ...