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Sevierville Fire Department's dalmation teaches fire prevention and helps with tough calls, 4 years after arriving as a puppy
Ember arrived at the fire department as a puppy in training to help crews with outreach efforts and similar tasks. Over the ...
Tulsa initiative aims to cut house fire deaths with free smoke detectors and escape plans
The Tulsa Fire Department, the American Red Cross, and One Gas are partnering together to educate the community on house fires.Approximately three dozen volunt ...
Gettysburg Times1d
L-town divided on volunteer firefighter tax credit
A proposed tax credit for active volunteer firefighters drew comment at Tuesday’s Littlestown Borough Council meeting.
Central Illinois Proud1d
City of Bartonville speaks out for volunteer fire department
Bartonville’s Volunteer Fire Department is seeking to implement an “On-Call Standby crew program” to keep firefighters ...
Fort Frances Times1d
Number of fire halls could be reduced: report
A consultant’s report says Oliver Paipoonge’s fire department could “efficiently” serve the municipality’s growing ...
The Sheboygan Press2d
Sheboygan’s Fire Station No. 1 has seen technology grow from horses to thermal imaging
The ladder of progress in firefighting for the city started with a volunteer unit in the 1840s. The unit was housed in an 1848 building that stood on the site of the former Sheboygan Press building, ...
Two volunteer firefighters lose everything, including two dogs, in house fire
Two volunteer firefighters—who dedicate their time to protect their community— lost everything in a house fire.The fire ...
Some small Alberta villages say voting themselves out of existence may be a path to prosperity
It's a critical moment in Delia's 110-year history. And this tiny community is proud of that history and insists there is a ...
Live updates: Emergency flooding evacuations, death toll rises as heavy rains pound KY
The National Weather Service forecast calls for moderate to major flooding for areas in Central and Western Kentucky.