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...
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...
By Jeffrey M. Rheaume | FirefighterNation.com More than 10 years ago, I posted my strong feelings and opinion on a popular local fire service blog that if the fire service didn’t get a handle on the looming staffing shortage crisis, politicians and citizens alike would end up determining our...
Without enough volunteers to respond to emergencies, some fire departments are cutting services or even shutting down. Most are changing the way they recruit. Caroline Cournoyer | Governing.com When Jeff Cash became a volunteer firefighter 40 years ago, fire departments often kept waiting lists of...
The search for solutions as volunteer firefighter recruitment sputters and 911 calls soar Madeline Bodin | GovTech.com Every year an average of 10 volunteer firefighters quit the West Barnstable, Mass., Fire Department, about 27 percent of the department’s total. Fire Chief Joseph Maruca never...
October 17, 2019 < |Fire Department Funding, Firefighter Health and Safety Nearly 7 in 10 firefighters in the United States are volunteer firefighters. If you live in almost any small town in America, your local fire department is more than likely staffed with volunteers. Volunteer firefighters...
Greensboro News & Record Pinecroft Sedgefield Fire Chief Derek Carson talks about the decline in volunteer firefighters. “Our volunteer staff has significantly declined over the past 10 to 15 years. And we’re not having the volunteer turnout or applications coming from internal...
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