A deadly house fire in China is prompting a volunteer fire chief is renewing his call for more recruits, saying staffing shortages can limit the number of critical tasks crews are able to perform when ...

Career firefighters who also volunteer in local departments have become increasingly vital to the fire service in CT as ...

Connecticut has lost nearly two-thirds of its volunteer firefighters since 2017, forcing some communities to hire staff, rely ...

At a recent Somerset County fire call, a veteran firefighter said he was “hobbling around with a rebuilt hip” while operating a pump. An EMS worker nearby started running a fire hose, he told county ...