A forest fire broke out in the rocky terrain of Ľubochňa, within the Veľká Fatra National Park in Slovakia, reaching the highest level of protection. Professional and volunteer firefighters, aided by modern technology, are battling the blaze.

The Prague district of Cholupice will construct a new fire station for volunteer firefighters and dozens of children, costing over 55 million CZK, with completion expected by next summer.

Municipal councils in the Azores are exploring a new monthly municipal civil protection tax per household to boost funding for volunteer firefighters and improve their salaries.

Volunteer firefighters from 'Dalmacija' Dugi Rat released photos of a passenger ship that caught fire in the port of Bajnice near Omiš on Tuesday evening.

Portugal's budget for combating fires has been raised to 50 million euros, including an additional six million euros for 2025. The daily compensation for volunteer firefighters will increase by nine euros, and the number of aerial assets for the summer will rise to 81.

Wives of volunteer firefighters, Amy van Zwanenberg and Lucy Stevens, gave evidence at a coronial inquest into the deaths that occurred during Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand.

Volunteer firefighters responded to a car fire, only to find that witnesses had already extinguished the flames using snow.

A coronial inquest is investigating the deaths of volunteer firefighters after they were critically injured in a landslip.

Volunteer firefighters in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic, successfully conducted an exercise to assemble and test the effectiveness of mobile flood protection walls along the Polečnice River.

A local volunteer firefighter battling wildfires in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai was found dead on a mountain in Mae Rim district. He had gone missing from his group the night before.

Professional and volunteer firefighters are currently battling a forest fire located between Vysoká nad Kysucou and Veľké Rovné in Slovakia.

A volunteer firefighter is feared to have drowned after falling into a lake along Jalan Lahat Mines in Ipoh during a training exercise.

A volunteer firefighter was stabbed without apparent motive in Fontan, Alpes-Maritimes, France, while on duty. Police have opened an investigation for attempted homicide, and the attacker remains at large.

A man wanted in Pennsylvania for setting his house on fire while attempting to kill spiders was later arrested in New York City for a hit-and-run incident. Volunteer firefighters spent hours battling the blaze in Pennsylvania.

Volunteer firefighters in New Zealand are renewing calls for the government to provide mental health coverage through ACC, citing the trauma experienced by volunteers, highlighted by the Mt Maunganui tragedy.

Volunteer firefighters returning from an intervention on the A1 highway were involved in an accident when their vehicle was hit by a truck. No one was injured, but both vehicles sustained significant damage.

Volunteer firefighters in Bohdaneč, Czech Republic, lost their garage and a newly acquired fire tanker, along with equipment, in a fire. They are now seeking to replace the lost equipment.

A shed next to a pallet warehouse is on fire in Golianovo near Nitra, Slovakia, emitting thick black smoke, with professional and volunteer firefighters and police responding to the scene.

Firefighting departments in some US states are closing due to a lack of volunteers, with New York state reporting the lowest number of volunteer firefighters in 40 years.

Sixteen units of professional and volunteer firefighters are battling a forest fire near Rajnochovice in the Kroměříž region of the Czech Republic. Strong winds are complicating their efforts as the fire rapidly spread across approximately one hectare of young forest.

Volunteer fire brigades in the Zlín Region respond to approximately one-third of all fire incidents, proving indispensable for the fire department, especially in clearing fallen trees and managing adverse weather consequences.

Volunteer firefighters from Figueira da Foz collected the largest quantity of equipment, over 3,000 tons, and will receive a light fire-fighting vehicle worth 72,500 euros as a prize from Electrão.

Volunteer firefighters from Koterov, Plzeň, have a new modern fire station, created by converting a warehouse. The new facility can accommodate all their equipment and replaces the original historic station.

The Volunteer Firefighters of Oleiros, Portugal, are set to receive two new rural firefighting vehicles, acquired through a successful application to the Centro 2030 program.

Volunteer firefighters in Velké Chvojno in the Ústí Region, Hora Svaté Kateřiny in the Most Region, or Čížkovice in the Litoměřice Region are planning to repair and modernize their fire stations this year. One will be built in Droužkovice in the