Broken contracts, reimbursement cuts and lack of training is keeping South Dakota departments responding to fires on Native American reservations By Dominik Dausch, KOTA A streak of structure fires hit the...
Police are still seeking information on who broke into the fire station and made off with a brush truck and portable tools By WREG DeSoto County Fire is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a fire...
All of the proceeds will go to volunteer firefighters impacted by California’s Creek Fire By Vanessa Vasconselos, ABC 30 Less than 24 hours after coming back from the front lines of the single largest...
Rebuild efforts have dragged on since the April fire, but one official says it will be built this year By Paul Palmeter, CBC News The fire chief in Shinimicas, on Nova Scotia’s north shore, says...
The pandemic led to delays in fire prevention measures after fire season began; indigenous volunteer firefighters say their is a culture of neglect By Mauricio Angelo, Mongabay Age-old Indigenous knowledge has...
Fire departments can apply for this round of grant funding even if they received funding in the first round; free webinars are scheduled Source: National Volunteer Fire Council The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
The parts being stolen, cut up and sold to scrap dealers cost about $100 to replace By Ester Mbathera, Nambibian Walvis Bay fire chief Denis Basson says the theft of fire hydrant rings at the towns is hampering...
County councilman asked departments to bring their rigs to the courthouse to highlight the dangers of inadequate funding By YourErie Some local volunteer fire departments are not letting their voices be silenced. Erie...
The tax-exemption benefit is set to expire in 2021, which would harm volunteer retention and recruitment On July 30, National Volunteer Fire Council chair Steve Hirsch formally requested that House and Senate leadership...
Nearly 70% of the respondents expect budget shortfalls of up to 25%, most will cut spending or tap reserves By Derek Prail, American City & County To better understand the social and budgetary landscape of the post...
The fire station renovation and donated ambulance come from the Tourism Enhancement Fund By Serena Grant, JS.gov The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has donated an ambulance to the Negril Fire Department in Westmoreland...
Some officials say the cost of being in the fire district is too great for only 313 responses, only two were fires, in 2019 By John Heinis, Hudson County View The Town of Guttenberg is considering bringing back a...
She faces two counts of embezzlement from the volunteer department, allegedly using the $373,000 for personal gain By Inside Nova The former president of the Dumfries Triangle Volunteer Fire Department faces a Sept. 9...
COVID-19 economic and health impacts have hampered officials in preventing and fighting fires By Gan Meixi and Aaron Choo, Straits Times Although the Covid-19 pandemic has dominated headlines in 2020, it is...
If the report’s eight predictions and associated recommendations come to pass, here are the likely impacts for non-career fire departments By Rick Markley There’s a scene in the classic 1981 movie “Excalibur” where a...
Source: U.S. Embassy Georgia Wildfires have become an increasingly pressing issue for Georgia, posing a threat to the property and lives of Georgian citizens. To help the local government combat wildfires, the U.S...
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