Fairfax County releases budget proposal, fire departments potentially impacted
The Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County shared their first look at its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026.
Western NC fire department dealing with death of battalion chief months after losing firefighter to Helene
On Sept. 27, 52-year-old Tony Garrison died from a landslide caused by the conditions after the storm hit western North Carolina. Garrison was one of 13 people killed within the Garren Creek community ...
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Firefighters mourn loss of longtime battalion chief who died in off-duty accident
A battalion chief at a local fire department has died in an off-duty accident. The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department in Buncombe County announced that Steve Lytle died Monday but did not say the ...
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Apply Now for New Turnout Gear and Helmets Through MSA and DuPont’s 2025 Globe Gear Giveaway
MSA Safety, DuPont Personal Protection, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up once again to provide ...
Longtime Crooked Creek Fire Dept. chief dies in off-duty accident: 'Lost a true brother'
A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...
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A Lehigh Valley volunteer fire company looks for a new solution to help it remain in operation
As volunteer fire companies, which make up the overwhelming majority of the state’s departments, have struggled to maintain membership and finances, they have turned more often to the public for ...
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Volunteer fire departments battle Cass County field fire near Weeping Water
NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX. THAT BREAKING NEWS IS NEAR WEEPING WATER, NEBRASKA TONIGHT, WHERE SEVERAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE CALLED TO A FIELD FIRE TONIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE ...
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Multple departments respond to Valley Fire
Deputies stopped the car on Interstate 29, and arrested both the driver, 27-year-old Chelsi Rogers, and the passenger, 41-year-old Amber Walker, both of Omaha. The incident happened at Benson ...
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Large fire rips through Baldwinsville apartment buildings, roof collapses: ‘Flames everywhere’ (photos)
Multiple fire departments are fighting the fire at 11:30 p.m. Firefighters are battling freezing conditions with the temperatures around 18 degrees. Cindy Bartlett, 42, who lives near the complex ...
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FD: 2 adults, 2 children hospitalized after fire at apartment complex in Florence
The two children were taken to Children's Hospital. The victims are in stable condition.Police and fire departments from Boone County and Kenton County were called to the scene. Born credited ...
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Crashes and Disasters
In the Bay Area, county fire department staffing levels per 1,000 people are 1.06 at Santa Clara, 1.36 at Alameda and 0.65 at Contra Costa. California also has fewer volunteer firefighters ...