Rising fuel costs push volunteer fire department over budget, alter daily operations

As diesel prices climb, one local volunteer fire department is being forced to rethink how it responds to calls and stretches ...

Marshall Todd: More oversight needed on volunteer fire department financials

County Judge-Executive Marshall Todd raised concerns over the financial statements of volunteer fire departments during Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting. Todd requested – and received permission – from ...
Spartan Newsroom

Fire departments look for new strategies amid volunteer staffing shortages

It’s gotten harder for fire departments in Michigan and nationally to recruit volunteer firefighters. The state has updated ...
KWKT Waco on MSN

Local Volunteer Fire Departments Team Up To Battle Sunday Wildfire

BREMOND (FOX 44) — Bremond and Franklin Volunteer Fire Departments teamed up to battle a wildfire that threatened several ...
NPR

It's getting harder to recruit firefighter volunteers

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Nelson, a fire chief in Accord, N.Y., about the challenges of recruiting volunteer firefighters. About 70% of all fire departments around the country are staffed ...
Adirondack Explorer

State awards $25 million in capital funding for 65 volunteer fire departments

Among recipients of state funding, four North Country fire departments received support totaling more than $2 million.