A 14-year volunteer firefighter and financial analyst was sworn into the Nassau County legislature Monday — and vowed to focus on extinguishing blazes, instead of playing politics. Olena Nicks ...

A ceremony Monday in Westbury paid tribute to five volunteer firefighters from Nassau County who traveled to Israel and helped on emergency calls after firefighters there had joined the ...

Last April, Nassau County released the first census of its fire service, composed of 71 volunteer departments, which found that their ranks had dwindled by nearly 4,000 firefighters in the past ...

Camp Fahrenheit 516 is training the next generation of volunteer firefighters. Forty-five kids attend each year, according to Jerry Presta from the Nassau County Junior Firefighter Association.

YULEE - Nassau County Commission Chairman ... resolve issues ranging from how Nassau's volunteer departments spend taxpayer money to whether their firefighters were properly certified.

Nassau County's Camp Fahrenheit 516 is training the next generation of volunteer firefighters. The number of volunteer firefighters is falling everywhere, while the need for them is growing.

According to Nassau's 2022 census, there are around 6,000 volunteer firefighters and ambulance ... cut down response time," says Nassau County Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro. The county recently ...