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 ...

The Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department is in the process of replacing the two old fire sirens with new updated sirens. The reasons for this change is that our present sirens are from the World War II ...

VALLEY VIEW, Texas — The Valley View Volunteer Fire Department confirmed in a Facebook post on Wednesday evening that the town's warning sirens malfunctioned during the tornado that killed seven ...

Vestas Steelhead Americas donated $10,000 to the Tannehill Scipio Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department for a new tornado siren ...

LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The sound of a fire siren that stands tall above the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company comes up in debate every few years. It's been in service for decades, but a ...

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 ...

FONDA – Village officials plan to offer the former fire department siren to the Sir William Johnson Volunteer Fire Company. During the Board of Trustees meeting Monday, Deputy Mayor Tim Healey read a ...

Editor: Recent comments to the St. Helena Town Hall Blog (sthelenatownhall.blogspot.com) concerning complaints about fire department siren have prompted me to weigh in on a plan for managing the use ...

A volunteer fire squad that directs traffic in emergencies quit en masse when one of its its leaders was prohibited from using a red light and siren. Kutztown Fire Police members said Fire Company ...

Although there are pockets of strong volunteer departments in growing communities across the country, it’s safe to say that the majority struggle, to say the least. If they can fill their roster—and I ...