first responders

Ohio volunteer fire departments are funded through local levies. That forces small rural communities to rely on shoestring budgets to keep their communities safe.

With increased service calls, decreased recruitment and higher fatalities than the rest of the country, Ohio officials are sounding the alarm on the volunteer firefighter crisis.

Ohio is launching the nation’s first statewide drone program for first responders.

Ohio’s 911 response system is outdated. The state has begun its rollout of upgraded technology that could improve its emergency response times in rural areas.

Chiefs across the state need paramedics and EMTs to fill open positions. But in many cases, none can be found.

The state is one step closer to granting workers' compensation to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. The policy change would base…

In the next five years, more than a quarter of Ohioans will be over the age of 60. And that’s a concern for first responders, as they’re more likely than…

The Senate has passed a $645 million budget for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, after stripping out sections added by the House on first responders…

As a federal court fight continues over the state’s new proposed method of lethal injection, a freshman state lawmaker is proposing expanding the death…