Firefighter Stories

So, now I tell everyone that CPR (and volunteering) saved my life!

A Family Tradition Lives in the Firehouse and at Home

I have made time like many other volunteer firefighters have done. It’s a basic recipe with some key ingredients that are needed for the perfect dish.

A single mother of two with a full-time career, she finds the time to do what she loves.

After saving his own home as a teen, he committed early to helping others.

He showed up at a training night and signed up on the spot.

Fred negotiated the apartment fire in zero visibility, blistering heat and without the benefit of a partner to carry out this successful rescue

Joel and Andrew Melamed were pleasure boating when a mayday call for assistance came over the marine radio. Father and son immediately drove to the scene and dove into the water.

I was making money, but I wasn’t making a difference and Uncle Nick’s words were haunting me.

“It never dawned on me that I would be a firefighter.”