If you are a leader in a volunteer fire department, having enough volunteers to answer the call is likely one of your highest priorities. Recruitment and retention are among the biggest challenges ...

We’re seeing record occurrences of isolation in society. Many people have lost the sense of community and personal connections as they have become more reliant on the digital world. How does this ...

Firefighters in McMinn County, Tenn., try to recruit volunteers. Firefighter volunteering has been declining for years, hitting a new all-time low in 2020. Fire stations now do all kinds of work, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An annual initiative to recruit volunteer firefighters across New York State kicked off at a Henrietta fire department on Wednesday. For 17 years, RecruitNY has been a mission ...

PACKWOOD, Iowa (KCRG) - Packwood’s Volunteer Fire Chief Jeremy Atwood takes a lot of pride in what he does. “We have a very deep sense of community around here. And to be a volunteer fireman, the ...

Approximately 80 percent of communities across Maine rely on volunteer fire departments, giving the state one of the highest ...

Small rural fire departments across North Carolina are struggling to recruit volunteer firefighters and pay for the rising cost of equipment. That’s prompting the state legislature to look more ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Do you want to become a volunteer firefighter? Multiple fire departments across the Rochester region are holding recruitment events this weekend. As News10NBC has covered, the number ...

More than 60 volunteer fire departments in Nassau and Suffolk counties will host recruiting events this weekend in an effort to attract new members to fill thinning ...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. — New York State kicked off its annual volunteer firefighter recruitment campaign Wednesday as state and local fire officials work to address a statewide shortage. News10NBC’s Garrett ...