Fire departments across the country are sounding the alarm — not over flames, but over a shortage of volunteer firefighters.

A volunteer firefighter was killed and two others injured during training in Buncombe County.Officials confirmed the crash involved Riceville Volunteer Fire Department crews on Saturday, June 14.

MONTREAT, N.C. — Buncombe County Officials says a firefighter is dead after an accident during a training exercise. Officials say the firefighter were with the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department.

Officials say the firefighter were with the Riceville Volunteer Fire Department. They say members of the department were training in Montreat when an accident involving an ATV occurred.

One firefighter was killed and two others were injured when a weekend training exercise spiraled out of control in western ...

Fire departments across the state have struggled for years to find volunteer firefighters.That is especially true in West ...

Buncombe County Officials says a firefighter is dead after an accident during a training exercise. 31,228 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?31,228 ...

More than 30 new volunteer firefighters will be joining their brothers and sisters on the frontlines in the coming months.

One firefighter killed, two injured in training exercise crash, North Carolina officials say. All were members of same volunteer department in Buncombe County.

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