Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 2—DOUGLAS COUNTY — A new organization aims to address the mental stresses first responders face when dealing with people's ...

Ferndale Fire Chief Shawn Devlin remembers the call coming in over the radio: Bigfork first responders dispatched to St. Patrick's Episcopal Church for a possible cardiac arrest. Callers ...

The Edwardsburg American Legion and V-F-W teaming up to help those in the cleanup effort.They're preparing to serve meals to ...

GIVING BACK TO THOSE WHO GIVE THEIR ALL TO THEIR COMMUNITY. A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED FREE LUNCH TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE TODAY, RECOGNIZING THEIR EFFORTS. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI REPORTS.

Growing demand strains Jefferson County ESD No. 4's volunteer fire department, prompting urgent calls for new volunteers as ...

FAIR LAWN, N.J. (PIX11) — Not only do they put their lives on the line, but volunteer first responders are often called away from their families. “If we’re out on a call, we miss certain holidays, we ...

ACC currently covers the responders for broad physical injury cover - but not for mental health harm. A petition to change the legislation with more than 36,000 signatures was unsuccessful last year.

Since the early 2000s, there has been a significant decline in the number of volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel in New York State.