Across the nation, there has been a decrease in the number of volunteer firefighters and that trend is showing right here in Northwest Ohio.

When it was formed in 1890, Gratwick Hose Fire Co. No. 6 had thousands of volunteer supporters. Today, the number of volunteers supporting the Lumber City fire company has dwindled to just 15. It’s a ...

Roughly 70% of Virginia’s firefighters are volunteers and 552 fire departments rely on them, but their ranks are thinning here and elsewhere. Nationally from 1984 to 2018, there has been an ...

HF 1002 is specifically aimed at small volunteer fire departments with a budget less than $100,000. For every local dollar contributed, the state will match up to three times.

The City of Mississauga is hosting informative and engaging open house sessions to share information about the new recruitment campaign for the spring 2024 class, benefits of becoming a firefighter in ...

Sustainabilitycategory· May 14, 2025 The volunteer firefighters warding off Greece's blazes In summer 2023, Dimitris Marinelis spent days on the frontline of Europe's biggest wildfire in northern ...

The new restaurant replaces its old hamburger spot.