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 ...
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Diesel Price Spikes Impacting Local Volunteer Fire Department

WACO (FOX 44) — Diesel fuel price spikes continue to impact the national, state and local economies — including one of Central Texas’s volunteer fire departments. Fox 44 caught up with the China ...
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 ...
Opinion
WAMC Northeast Public RadioOpinion

Commentary: Reinventing recruitment efforts in the volunteer firefighter services

Fire Explorers gives teenagers the opportunity to explore a career in the fire services through a hands-on learning experience with real equipment.
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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 ...
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.