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Volunteer firefighters save N.Y. taxpayers billions a year, but officials warn recruitment is...
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 20—ALBANY — New York's volunteer firefighters are saving taxpayers more than $4 billion annually, and the state firefighters association is hoping legislators will take steps to ensure ...
Neshaminy School Board approves $800 tax refund for volunteer firefighters, fire police
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVolunteer firefighters and fire police officers who live within the Neshaminy School District and...
Volunteers needed to resume Frenchtown CERT; team assists firefighters
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFRENCHTOWN TWP. — A 13-year-old emergency team disbanded Thursday, but efforts are already underway...
Hochul's proposals target firefighter recruitment. NNY responders are 'cautiously optimistic'
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 28—Proposals aimed at boosting recruitment and retaining volunteer firefighters across the state by Gov. Kathleen A. Hochul are being lauded as good first steps by fire chiefs and emergency ...
Illinois is running out of volunteer firefighters: ‘It’s going to become very critical, very...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoDALZELL, Ill. — The 76-year-old man was sitting at his kitchen table one Tuesday morning in June...
Federal grant benefits Cleveland County in recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters
The Star via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCleveland County Firefighters Association recently benefited from a federal grant to help retain and...
Douglass Fire Department has recent influx of volunteer firefighters
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDOUGLASS, Kan. (KSNW) – Like many rural fire departments across the state, a lack of staff can...
As Tallman seeks paid fire chief, what's the future of Rockland volunteers?
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe all-volunteer Tallman Fire Department is looking to break over 100 years of tradition across...
Rockland hopes upgraded fire training facilities, incentives improve recruitment
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe lifeblood of Rockland's fire and other emergency services are volunteers. The county's 26 fire...
Ohio's volunteer fire departments face extinction, leaving large part of state at risk
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 months agoConcord Green Fire Chief Ralph Stegbauer and Captain Jeffrey Skaggs were doing their best to save...