When many Ohioans call 911, the people who show up to help in their darkest hours are volunteers, armed with as little as 36 hours of training and often tasked with fighting bigger fires with fewer ...

Top Stories from Jan. FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a house fire on Sea Cliff Drive in Fairhope. It is unknown at this time how the fire started or if ...

“It’s very heartbreaking," one chief said.

With increased service calls, decreased recruitment and higher fatalities than the rest of the country, Ohio officials are sounding the alarm on the volunteer firefighter crisis.

The majority of Ohio's volunteer fire departments are staffed by volunteers. While the number of volunteers is decreasing, ...