Nearly half a dozen volunteer-based firehouses across New York closed their doors last year due to a lack of staffing, as the ranks of volunteer firefighters fell to the lowest level in 40 years, fire ...

Grant volunteer fire and EMS workers equal workplace injury protection by bringing the benefits set forth the Volunteer ...

They’re burnt out. The number of volunteer firefighters across New York state has plummeted to a “disturbing” 40-year low — ...

We feel this is a last-ditch effort to save volunteer fire services in New York State,” ex-North West Fire District Chief ...

Fire chiefs and commissioners are pushing Albany to allow small stipends for volunteer firefighters, warning that response ...

Volunteer firefighters gather in East Syracuse, across the state to push to change state laws to allow pay for volunteers.

WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx (PIX11) — A fire burned through a row of stores in the Bronx early Friday morning. Fire officials say one firefighter suffered minor injuries as crews brought this fire under ...

In order to become a New York City firefighter, you’re required to first take a civil service exam. But you may be waiting a while. The application to join the FDNY is typically open every four to ...

Statewide, fire officials say volunteerism has reached its lowest rate in forty years, reaching a breaking point that could ...

A New York City firefighter and a civilian died following a house fire in Brooklyn on Sunday. The FDNY said 31-year-old Timothy Klein died after the home's second floor collapsed during the blaze.

Firefighter pay varies massively across the 50 states. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows just how big these differences ...

Utica Fire Fighters Local President Mark Nicoletta Jr. acknowledged the council member's apology and asked that the focus shift to proper funding for fire department needs.