Community meeting draws heated response over the proposed Isle of Hope Fire Department closure ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A new law that could impact some local fire departments goes into effect Wednesday. The new law gives volunteer fire departments in Lawrence County the option to form a ...

WINONA, Texas (KETK) – While the majority of people stayed inside over the weekend to avoid the frost, one group did the ...

A steady gust of a late autumn's wind is about the only thing moving quickly in rural corners of this country. But Pamela Curry has learned that the solitude she loves about her home in this remote ...

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. — There’s a common place in Ryan Podein’s childhood memories: the Stewartville fire station. He visited the station with his dad Mark on countless weekdays and weekends. The ...

Several rural volunteer fire departments in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains are getting an equipment boost thanks to new funding that was green-lighted by the 89th Texas Legislature to bolster ...

CLAYHATCHEE, Ala. (WDHN) — Local volunteer fire department chiefs say volunteerism at fire departments is not what it used to be as they have seen a downward spiral over at least the last three years.

Two volunteer fire departments in Norwich, Connecticut, are considering a legal challenge to a new Unified Command Structure. The new structure, implemented after a fatal fire, aims to standardize ...

The county’s budget committee voted against increasing the funds for their nine volunteer departments on Tuesday night. The volunteer fire departments have been asking for the county to increase their ...

TYNAN, Texas — Rural fire departments are getting a major boost after the Texas 89th Legislature approved a one-time $192 million package-plus $44 million more over the next two years to clear a ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The impact of Lubbock County’s no-new-revenue tax rate is starting to be felt as volunteer fire departments are missing out on a portion of funding they’ve received for the ...