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Your 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...

2 months ago

U.S. Navy Firefighters Train for Guam Wildland Fires

The training aimed to improve air to ground interoperability when responding to wildfires By Shaina Marie O’Neal, Joint Region Marianas First responders from Joint Region Marianas, Naval Base Guam, and...

4 months ago

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...

4 months ago

Are Age Requirements Hurting Volunteer Fire Departments

In addition to keeping good volunteers off the department, age limitations may violate federal law By Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer, Fire & EMS Leader Pro I participate in several fire service...

4 months ago

9 Rules to Being a Better Volunteer Firefighter — Part 2

Being a better firefighter starts with being your best from a health and wellness standpoint; here are the second three rules that will get you there By Rick Markley There’s more than a grain of truth in the...

5 months ago

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Your Volunteer Fire Department Can Support COVID-19 Community Testing

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U.S. Navy Firefighters Train for Guam Wildland Fires

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Eleven Countries Examine Volunteer Firefighting Issues

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Are Age Requirements Hurting Volunteer Fire Departments

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9 Rules to Being a Better Volunteer Firefighter — Part 2

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All Mich. Fire Department Volunteers Resign En Masse

Combo department volunteers shocked the council with mass resignation during meeting The Charlotte (Mich.) Fire Department’s 23 volunteer members resigned during a city council meeting March 21. The combo department is...

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9 Rules to Being a Better Volunteer Firefighter — Part 1

Being a better firefighter starts with being your best from a health and wellness standpoint; here are the first three rules that will get you there By Rick Markley There’s more than a grain of truth in the cliché that...

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Firefighting in Ukraine

Firefighters in Ukraine faced significant equipment challenges before the Russian invasion By Rick Markley UPDATE: PBS Frontline aired a recent episode looking at the effects of the ongoing war in Ukraine. In it they...

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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...

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Flooding Puts Germany’s Volunteer Fire Service in Spotlight

Germany has as many as 22,000 volunteer fire departments, and those numbers are rising By DW.com Fire brigades usually carry out rescue and recovery operations, extinguish fires and protect life and property. In much...

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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...

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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...

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