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The severity of a fire is measured in loaves of bread for the Auxiliary of Cuero Fire Departments. A 4-alarm fire equates to a 4-loaves fire.
Todd Godefroid is a retired firefighter, but he still responds to area fires when a call goes out. He is now part of the volunteer-run non-profit St. Louis ...
The town of Alderson is buzzing with excitement about the newest chief at the Alderson Volunteer Fire Department. On Monday, ...
By Stephen Smoot On a sweltering Friday night after two weeks of seeing the region battered by dangerously violent storms, ...
The suspect's grandfather said that he wanted to be a firefighter and that "something must have snapped" for him to have ...
Volunteer firefighter killed, 2 injured in training accident, NC officials say By Mark Price. Updated June 16, 2025 3:41 PM. The crash happened Saturday, June 14, and involved members of the ...
Officials say the firefighter were with the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department. They say members of the department were training in Montreat when an accident involving an ATV occurred. Advertisement ...
ABERNATHY — A new class of seven certified volunteer firefighters has graduated from the Alabama Fire College. The rigorous course, commonly known as “Volunteer 160,” includes 160 hours of ...
Governor Kathy Hochul announced Saturday that New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program is being expanded to reimburse costs related to Basic Wi ...
Avon Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bruce Appell said there were about 100 volunteer firefighters in town 40 years ago. Over the last decade, numbers have decreased and stayed consistent at about ...
John D’Alessandro, a volunteer firefighter in Saratoga County and the secretary of the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, says that roughly 20 years ago, there were about 120,000 ...
CT volunteer firefighter ranks have shrunk by 62.7%: ‘Wake-up call’ by Mark Pazniokas May 6, 2025 @ 4:45 pm Updated May 7, 2025 @ 4:54 pm. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window ...