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 ...

Jul. 28—CONNEAUTVILLE — The weekly oyster dinners are gone, but the day-to-day business of community cooperation to ensure the safety of life in Conneautville remains a constant for Fellows' Club ...

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 ...

BELL CANYON, Calif. (KABC) -- Living in remote areas during fire season requires precautions. In Bell Canyon, it required an even bigger solution: the creation of a volunteer fire department.

More than 300,000 people are expected to head to Sedalia for the Missouri State Fair. Keeping that many people safe is a responsibility that’s actually too big for the town of about 22,000 people — ...