Volunteer fire departments in NJ and NS to receive four new sets of turnout gear and four new helmets each MSA Safety, DuPont Personal Protection, and the National Volunteer Fire Council have teamed up once...
rickYour Volunteer Fire Department Can Support COVID-19 Community Testing
Fire departments can earn money offering Covid tests on site Source: NVFC The National Volunteer Fire Council and Color Health, in partnership with the CDC, are supporting free COVID-19 lab testing for under-resourced...
Calif. Volunteer Fire Dept. Gets Free Wildland Engine
The 2006 rig was donated as part of BLM’s Rural Fire Readiness Program Source: Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management announces the transfer of a wildland firefighting engine to the Milford...
Eleven Countries Examine Volunteer Firefighting Issues
CTIF Volunteer Firefighter Commission held its seventh meeting and issued this report. Source: CTIF During the April 6 commission meeting, representatives from 11 countries discussed issues facing their volunteer fire...
How to Prep for Upcoming Fire Grants
Starting now will give your fire department a much better chance of being awarded an AFG By Rick Markley Traditionally, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant period opens in the fall and closes a month later. While the...
Hazmat Vol Firefighters Getting it Done in the Volunteer State
They are the only all-volunteer hazmat crew in the state By Hazmat Nation Hawkins County Emergency Response Team was organized in May 1995 by Bob Laeng, who served as chief. He had a favorite saying that has become the...
U.S. Army Builds Fire, Rescue Stations for Armenia
The humanitarian-aid project includes building two new fire stations and renovating another By Christopher Gardner, US Army Construction is underway on three fire and rescue station projects in the Shirak Province in...
Volunteer Fire Dept Burned Out of Station Gets Donated Rig
With limited water supply, the donated truck will be outfitted as a tender By Hicham Raache TWIN LAKES, Okla. (KFOR) – You can always count on firefighters to come to their community’s rescue, but sometimes...
Canada: Tools Stolen from Volunteer Fire Dept
Chainsaws, drills, and other tools were taken from a trailer left to supply firefighters during wildland fires By Corey Bullock, Canbrook Daily Townsman The Regional District of East Kootenay is asking for help from the...
Free Pandemic Supplies for Volunteer Fire, EMS Depts
FirstNet, Built with AT&T, and NVFC will give away $90K in pandemic supplies to volunteer fire and EMS departments Covid-19 has had a significant impact on frontline first responders, including the volunteer fire...
Volunteer Firefighters to Get Virtual Reality Training
The Australian state firefighters will use virtual reality, props and real firefighting tools to prepare for structure and wildland fire By Aimee Chanthadavong, ZDNet Victorian volunteer firefighters will all soon have...
City to Fine New Volunteer Fire Dept. Over Unauthorized Station
The Wis. township bought the land for the station when fire service contract talks broke down By JT Crestkowski, WKOW The city of Monroe sent a letter to towns of Monroe and Clarno on Monday warning them that a new fire...
