National campaign seeks volunteer firefighters as departments face staffing challenges

Fire officials say volunteers remain critical to emergency response as summer calls increase nationwide.
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The roots of Ohio’s volunteer firefighting crisis go back centuries

Ohio's long history of firefighting is memorialized at the Western Reserve Fire Museum in Downtown Cleveland. Its centuries-old roots have contributed to a system that is struggling to serve all ...
Firefighter Nation

Finding Balance as a Volunteer Firefighter: Serve with Passion and Purpose

Member retention is among the most critical components to the success of a volunteer fire department. It’s important to remember that many of the factors that determine whether a volunteer will stay ...
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‘If we don’t do it, who’s going to?’ The hidden cost of Ohio’s volunteer firefighter shortage

In the back of the ambulance, Peg Dugan could feel her husband’s pulse fading under her fingers. She called out his blood pressure levels — not to the crew she usually ran calls with as a volunteer ...
AOL

PA fire department in need of volunteers

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The number of volunteer firefighters has been on a downward trend for years, with many fire companies seeing dwindling membership numbers. One local fire ...
KTRE

Hudson VFD recruiting teens for firefighting training program

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Hudson Volunteer Fire Department is recruiting the next generation of firefighters. The Hudson Volunteer Fire Department is recruiting 14-to 17-year-olds for a program that ...