rural fire departments

As Oklahoma recovers from a massive wildfire outbreak in March, the governor has criticized the state Forestry Services’ response, and even mused about disbanding the division. State officials at the Forestry Services and beyond are pushing back.

Fighting fires has evolved, but federal safety regulations haven’t changed for nearly half a century. Now the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed new safety standards. It's great news for professional firefighters, but volunteer departments say the new rules could bog them down with expensive and irrelevant regulations.

Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith died Tuesday morning while battling a structure fire.

Disasters can happen at any time, so emergency responders say the best way to survive is to plan ahead. The reminder comes as part of September’s...

If you pull a fire alarm in any large U.S. city, it's likely that paid firefighters waiting at a nearby station will quickly respond. But seven out of...

It's hard for people who don't make their living on a ranch or farm, growing crops, grassland and cattle to understand how this week's fires have…

Windy and dry conditions proved to be a potent combination for firefighters in southwest Kansas and the Texas Panhandle Thursday.As The Garden City…

In an effort to improve emergency response for structure fires in and around Hays, the Hays Fire Department and Ellis County Rural Fire Department…

Across rural America, volunteer fire departments are struggling to fill their ranks.As The Omaha World-Herald reports, the problem is that volunteer…

From Harvest Public Media:Every spring farmers and ranchers intentionally burn their fields to jumpstart the natural process of renewal. But those fires…