The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) notes that 65 percent of American firefighters are volunteers and that, of the estimated 29,452 fire departments in the country, 18,873 are all volunteers ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...

Imagine your community faces its greatest emergency, and the pumper rolls out the door with one person on board. This scenario isn’t hypothetical; it happens in departments nationwide, creating what I ...

Anyone who has spent any amount of time around the fire service or public safety has heard the terms “recruitment and retention.” These topics are so crucial to building a successful fire service that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Fires feeding off modern ...