U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), serving as Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Disaster Management, have formally addressed concerns to the CEOs of REV Group, Oshkosh Corporation, and Rosenbauer America regarding significant delays and escalating costs...
Firefighters serve their communities in a unique and impactful way – going into the emergency when everyone else is going out. But what many people don’t realize is that the majority of firefighters in the U.S. are volunteers. These are neighbors helping neighbors when they need it most. It is...
New technology is constantly emerging to help keep first responders healthier and safer. To give more volunteer firefighters access to this innovative equipment, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has partnered with MSA Safety to award three NVFC members a personalized MSA Cairns® XF1 Fire...
Sandbags protect a home from flooding. Photo via @CityofSanDiego Twitter California has experienced an exceptionally wet winter with 11 atmospheric rivers battering the state since late December. A twelfth such storm is arrived on Tuesday, threatening to cause even more flooding, landslides and...
March 24, 2023 11:09 AM Farmers in California are facing huge flooding dangers, as are their farm animals. The San Bernadino County Fire Department tweeted this video of their team rescuing seventeen large farm animals. The horses, cows, and goats were stuck in a huge mud put after...
March 23, 2023 07:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Fire Victim Trust (FVT) announced today that it has reached a Settlement and Mutual General Release Agreement with defendants Western Environmental Consultants, LLC; ArborMetrics Solutions, LLC; Trees, LLC;...
A firefighter sweeps away debris from a head-on car accident that took place near North Road and Cortland Road in Dryden on April 22. Dryden Volunteer firefighters and EMT workers will now benefit from a property tax exemption that was recently approved by the town board. Photo/Facebook Andrew...
By Will Polston Published: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:22 PM PST SLOCOMB, Ala. (WTVY) – Imagine calling the fire department, and nobody answers the phone, leaving your home to be caught in a blaze. While many fire departments are currently active, it is mainly because people are willing to volunteer...
The former second lady of Pennsylvania joined the volunteer Rivers Edge 113 firefighting crew in December By Charmaine Patterson Published on March 8, 2023 05:28 PM Gisele Barreto Fetterman, whose husband is freshman Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, stepped in to fight a dangerous blaze in East...
by: Jamie DeLine Posted: Mar 20, 2023 / 04:33 PM EDT Updated: Mar 20, 2023 / 05:51 PM EDT ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– An updated study commissioned by the Firefighters Association of the State of New York found New York tax payers save $4.7 billion a year by having volunteer firefighters. Over the...
Firefighters are digging out Southern California towns that were buried in snow after record-breaking storms slammed the San Bernardino mountains in February. (Video: Erin Patrick O’Connor, Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post, Photo: Photo by Philip Cheung/The Washington Post) Officials...
The Fairview Fire burns on a hillside near an orange grove Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) (KSWB) – While relentless precipitation across California has eased some of the state’s most concerning environmental conditions, the risk of wildfires along the...
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