Ridgeway - Ohio Fire Department

10/01/2026

09/12/2026

Pictures from last night honoring 9-11

04/08/2026

“Volunteerism is just not there anymore. Nobody wants to volunteer,” Chad Goodman, fire chief of West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, said. “We’ve had people stop in, want to join and once they find out there’s no pay involved, that’s it; they are done. They want the money.” https://tinyurl.com/2nm23adc

03/10/2026

Even though we was not dispatched to this, it shows the importance of not burning brush/weeds in windy conditions.

03/05/2026

https://www.news10.com/news/firefighters-warn-of-volunteer-rate-decrease-raising-safety-concerns/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WTEN

Today, leaders in multiple positions called for changes to increase volunteerism for fire departments, in a time when they say numbers have fallen to their lowest level in over 40 years. Representa…

02/12/2026