You're right. People hear the word "volunteer" and they think these men and women are out there risking life and limb — not ...

As emergency calls rise and the U.S. population continues to grow, a quiet crisis is unfolding: the country’s volunteer firefighter ranks — the backbone of fire protection in most communities — are ...

Twenty-six recruits graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program. The graduates, who represent 12 fire departments, completed the program ...