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N.L.'s volunteer firefighters are going above and beyond. So how should they be compensated?

CBC 21 Aug 2025
Some volunteer firefighters are taking time off work to fight wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier John Hogan said they'll be compensated, but details are scanty — and some people say more could be done ... .
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Pa. volunteer firefighters suspended, accused of responding to call drunk

Penn Live 21 Aug 2025
Five volunteer firefighters in Allegheny County were suspended after being accused of responding to an emergency call while under the influence of alcohol. The Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company members ...
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State Fire Marshal honors 32 ODOT employees who serve as volunteer firefighters, EMTs

Springfield News-Sun 20 Aug 2025
More than 30 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) employees were recognized by the state fire marshal for serving as volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMT) in their communities ... Volunteering is not an easy world.
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State Fire Marshal Recognizes More Than 150 ODOT Employees for Volunteer Firefighter, EMT Service (Ohio Department of Commerce)

Public Technologies 19 Aug 2025
In addition, the Division of State Fire Marshal continues to support future volunteer firefighter recruitment efforts by providing training and classes for volunteer firefighters and volunteer departments at no cost to them.
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Organ transplant hero needs help; saluting 100-year-old volunteer firefighter: Angle

Lohud 18 Aug 2025
When those two say organ donation registration saves lives, they know what they're talking about ... Find out how you can help Lauren Shields here. Oh, you mean that Rockland school district ... No mascot yet.
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#TheMoment pizza shop owners fed volunteer firefighters in N.L.

CBC 16 Aug 2025
Don Watkins, the owner of Sliceberg Pizza, tells The National about the moment his restaurant made hundreds of meals to feed volunteer firefighters in Newfoundland and Labrador ... .
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'Like wearing a snowsuit in summer': Volunteer firefighters face hurdles without wildfire gear

CBC 15 Aug 2025
A pair of volunteer fire chiefs in Newfoundland say smaller departments are not well equipped to battle forest fires, as the province deals with more than double the average number of wildfires this year ... .
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Volunteer firefighter ‘admitted to having several drinks’ before Newtown crash, police say

News Times 15 Aug 2025
A Newtown police report says the 43-year-old man’s car hit several mailboxes on Great Ring Road before striking a utility pole ... .
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Richard Kroebel, volunteer firefighter with West Babylon department, dies at 70

Newsday 15 Aug 2025
Starting as a high school cadet and progressing through the ranks to chief of department, volunteer firefighter Richard Kroebel, of Islip Terrace, was all about the job behind the Thin Red Line.
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'Just Another Day' For Greene County Volunteer Firefighters

The Greeneville Sun 14 Aug 2025
Greene County volunteer firefighters are called upon to respond at a moment's notice to assist others when emergencies happen. Wednesday is a case in point for the Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department ....
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Volunteer firefighter dies in Spain as wildfires rage

Straits Times 13 Aug 2025
MADRID - A volunteer firefighter died ...
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Veteran Al Magnatta, 100, honored for nearly 80 years as Congers volunteer firefighter

Lohud 13 Aug 2025
Chauncy Street in Congers Renamed For 100-year-old Al Magnatta. Chauncy Street in Congers Renamed For 100-year-old Al Magnatta. John Meore/lohud ... CONGERS - His fellow Congers volunteer firefighters presented the colors ... He joined Congers FD in 1946.
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Sounding an alarm: Volunteer firefighter shortage leaves departments wondering how to close the gap

Journal Courier 11 Aug 2025
A national shortage of volunteer firefighters has left west-central Illinois volunteer fire departments wondering why numbers are down and how to fill their ranks ... .
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