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Seymour Volunteer Fire Department breaks ground on new headquarters

The Maryville Daily Times 09 Aug 2025
SEYMOUR — It’s out with the old and in with the new for the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department. The department invited community members and government leaders to join it for a groundbreaking ceremony Friday at the site of its future ....
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Kane Volunteer Fire Department responds to vehicle accident and simultaneous fire

The Kane Republican 08 Aug 2025
Kane, PA - The Kane Volunteer Department, Station 5, was called to a motor vehicle accident on Tuesday at approximately 5.12 p.m. on Route 66. First Assistant Chief Daryl Snyder, Chief 510, who served as chief in command for both ....
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Messmer Applauds USDA Funding Grant for Volunteer Fire Departments (Mark Messmer)

Public Technologies 08 Aug 2025
Department of ... These funds are distributed to local volunteer fire departments so they can purchase essential equipment, improve training, and increase their capacity to fight fires and save lives.
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Family Fun Fair with the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department

Potter Leader-Enterprise 08 Aug 2025
2, the Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department hosted a Family Fun Fair, complete with a hot line safety demonstration by Tri-County Electric ... This was the first event of its kind for the Coudersport Fire Department, said Fire Chief Bryan Phelps.
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'Times have changed': Paid vs. volunteer fire departments represent complex issue in NJ

Daily Record Parsippany 06 Aug 2025
volunteer fire departments there are in the state.Some experts spoke of the difficulties in motivating people to volunteer for a fire department.Of the state’s 715 fire departments, only 62 are fully staffed with professional (paid) firefighters.
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Volunteer fire departments in need of more volunteers

CBS News 05 Aug 2025
Nearly 70% of the fire crews working in departments across the country are volunteers, according to the National Fire Department Registry. Tom Hanson reports on how that safety net is shrinking due to a growing volunteer shortage ... .
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Swift water rescue by Salado Volunteer Fire Department saves two teens

TDT News 29 Jul 2025
SALADO — Swift water training saved the day for the Salado Volunteer Fire Department after a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old were swept away Friday evening in the Lampasas River near Chalk Ridge Falls ....
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Angelina County Heart Alliance donates life-saving equipment to Central Volunteer Fire Department

The Lufkin News 27 Jul 2025
The Angelina County Heart Alliance proudly donated an Automated External Defibrillator and CPR kit to the Central Volunteer Fire Department recently as part of the organization’s ongoing mission to build a healthier and safer community ....
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Volunteers For Life: South Hamblen Volunteer Fire Department celebrates 50 years

Citizen Tribune 22 Jul 2025
They’ve been serving their community for 50 years and invite the public to their open house celebrating that history on August 2 at 3 p.m ....
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Dam B Volunteer Fire Department Being Red

KJAS 18 Jul 2025
The Dam B Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Services District #5 have been serving the Dam B and Town Bluff Communities for years. Several years ago, the Dam B Fire Department asked the citizens within the ESD boundaries to allow ....
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Dundee Township Volunteer Fire Department members retire

Dundee Independent 16 Jul 2025
The Dundee Township Volunteer Fire Department has announced that it has five long-serving members who ....
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Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department marks 100 years with parade, event Saturday

The Star Democrat 16 Jul 2025
TILGHMAN ISLAND — It began in 1925 as a wagon with tanks, and now, the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating its centennial ... .
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