A volunteer firefighter reaches for his gear at the Kalida Volunteer Fire Department. Area volunteer fire departments’ chiefs said they felt the strain of needing more people to help. The “help wanted ...

PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. (WBOY) — After some technical problems, the Valley Volunteer Fire Department has decided to stop using its alert siren. According to the a post by the department, the siren has ...

When a fire breaks out in Oyster Bay overnight, volunteer firefighters are alerted to the blaze. A text is sent. A radio relays the information. Then a loud fire horn blares through the hamlet. The ...

As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river community of Comfort — a last-ditch warning to get out for those who had missed cellphone ...

Jan. 24—The "help wanted" ad for the Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department in Auglaize County is as honest as it can be. "Odd hours, no pay, cool hat," it shared in a Facebook post. It's one of a few ...