NorthJersey.com examined how many paid vs. volunteer fire departments there are in the state. Some experts spoke of the difficulties in motivating people to volunteer for a fire department. Of the ...

This story is part of a series examining paid vs. volunteer fire departments in New Jersey. At a basic level, all municipal fire departments operate in the same way. Members of each department provide ...

Tensions surrounding a dispute between volunteers at a local fire department and its township are heating up. Last year, the Mountain Lake Fire Company department’s chief and volunteers accused ...