A volunteer firefighter reaches for his gear at the Kalida Volunteer Fire Department. Area volunteer fire departments’ chiefs said they felt the strain of needing more people to help. The “help wanted ...

After some technical problems, the Valley Volunteer Fire Department has decided to stop using its alert siren.

Taking calls can mean long hours, time away from family and PTSD. But every day hundreds of men and women in Cumberland County answer those calls. Every week, The Sentinel’s Sirens for Service feature ...

CRAWFORD, Texas (KWTX) - Whenever there is an emergency, such as a tornado or flash flooding, you will likely hear the sirens going off. This is one of the ways cities warn their residents that there ...

The Valley Volunteer Fire Department’s house siren has alerted for the last time.The siren was retired Tuesday after it ...

Sirens at rural volunteer fire stations are a tradition. In days gone by, they literally called the firefighters to the station. But in recent years, as more homes were built near fire departments, ...

Children were told to cover their faces as the smoke blew in their direction. Firefighters wanted the demonstration to be as ...

IT’S RESPONDING TO 100 MORE CALLS EACH YEAR. THEY POINT TO THE CITY’S ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND THAT’S WHY CITY OFFICIALS HOPE TO MOVE THE DEPARTMENT AWAY FROM BEING SOLELY VOLUNTEER. KETV NEWSWATCH ...