In thousands of rural communities, volunteer first responders—firefighters, EMTs, and search-and-rescue teams—are the first to arrive when disaster strikes. They leave dinner tables, jobs, and warm beds to answer tones at 2 a.m. With limited …
If you’re a volunteer firefighter, training time and money are your biggest hurdles. The good news is that a surprising amount of high-value, no-tuition training exists for volunteers—covering incident command, fire dynamics, wildland operations, hazardous …
Across small towns and suburban districts, volunteer firefighters remain the backbone of local emergency response. Calls for help—especially medical, fire, and crash responses—have steadily increased over the past decade, while many communities report difficulty attracting …
