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Volunteer fire departments respond to the same types of emergencies as paid, professional firefighters. About 70% of Ohio's fire departments are staffed by volunteers who play a critical role in ...
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A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to the fire station when their services ...
The Cincinnati Fire Department traces its origins to the early 19th century when fire protection services were minimal and mostly volunteer-based. By the 1800s, Cincinnati's population had increased significantly, making the need for organized firefighting more urgent. In the 1830s, the city began developing its volunteer fire companies. These ...
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Center Township Volunteer Fire Department Company No. 1 - $15,000 Center Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 3 - $13,645 City of Aliquippa DBA Aliquippa Bureau of Fire - $15,201
A fire department responds to a fire every 23 seconds throughout the United States. [4] Fire departments responded to 26,959,000 calls for service in 2020. Of these, 64.2% were for medical help, 8% were false alarms, and 3.9% were for actual fires. [5]
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Summit County, Ohio house fire: 2 juveniles dead, adult injured