Please take a moment to listen to Nation Fire Radio's most recent podcast where Jeremy interviews local fire chief and brother Christopher Koretski. Chief Koretski highlights the importance of community service, giving back and involvement outside of the firehouse. As well as continuing challenges facing firefighters on many levels.

n this episode, Jeremy speaks with Chris Koretski about the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Who are the volunteer firefighters in your community and how can you join the fight and volunteer?

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), volunteers make up more than 80% of the firefighters in the United States. Reports from 2022 indicated that there are 1,041,200 firefighters across the country, and nearly 677,000 of them are volunteers. Unfortunately, the NFPA also reports ... (Full Story & Photos)

This evening, the Richmond-Carolina Fire District, in conjunction with the Hope Valley-Wyoming Fire District, conducted a controlled burn, providing valuable training for current officers in command roles, as well as for new and seasoned firefighters in tactics and water supply for wildland firefighting. With the number of wildland and brush fires increasing annually, training of this quality and ... (Full Story & Photos)

We could not be more proud of RCFD"s own Izzy Woodmansee, Izzy has been Jr. FF with the Richmond Carolina Fire District for 3 years. Izzy recently wrote and testified on behalf of House Bill 5618—The Mandatory Carrying of Epinephrine Autoinjectors by Police Officers Act! Izzy wrote this bill in her model legislature club at The Prout School. The Bill was further submitted to committee by State Representative ... (Full Story & Photos)

Our Department and Officers participated and were part of the instruction team. Very successful training and many new relationships were established with neighboring departments.... (Full Story & Photos)