When thinking of rural America, what likely comes to mind are farms, open land and dirt roads. In fact, this openness is represented in the NFPA’s definition of a “rural area.” The definition is used ...

Rural Metro Fire celebrated a major member milestone Saturday: the 100th birthday of Thelma Vineyard.

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has awarded wildland fire suppression kits to 65 rural fire departments across 36 ...

A grant from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture has given rural fire departments new equipment, creating safer and more ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Office of Rural Health released a new report this week, ‘The Reliability of Wisconsin’s Fire Services’. Sharing critical challenges that are risking the ...

The Rural Metro Corporation is celebrating 70 years of fire service. Originally conceived by a 22-year-old journalist working for the Arizona Times, the seed was planted when he watched his neighbors’ ...

National Farmers Union (NFU) members are calling for rural fire stations to be spared from being axed ahead of the close of a ...

A Missoula Rural Fire District board meeting drew a room full of firefighters and staff Tuesday as questions swirled around ...

The town of Rural Hall announced that Fire Chief Mike Simone resigned on Aug. 19, 2025, after serving as the town's fire chief since 2021.Town officials say Simone will remain a member of the Rural ...