Kentucky volunteer firefighters News

Ford Donates Sale of Trees at Kentucky Battery Plant to Volunteer Fire Department

Ford Motor Co. has awarded a volunteer fire department more than $40,000 raised from the sale of timber harvested at the future site of twin electric vehicle battery plants in Kentucky. The donation to the Glendale Volunteer Fire Department totaled …

4 Volunteer Firefighters in Kentucky Face Arson Charges

A fire chief and three other volunteer firefighters are facing arson charges in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police said in a news release Friday that the arson charges stem from a fire in an empty building in Crofton on Aug. 20. …

Eastern Kentucky Fire Departments Struggle to Find Volunteers

Fire departments in eastern Kentucky are struggling to find enough volunteers. Pike County Emergency Management Director Doug Tackett told the Appalachian News-Express that volunteer departments are finding different ways to compensate for the lack of firefighters, but the problem is …