Firefighters have a dangerous job. They run into burning buildings in the midst of panic and chaos, wade through thick smoke in search of life and keep precious mementos from turning to ash. That’s why most people expect that when …
Six fire departments across Illinois will split nearly $300,000 in federal grants aimed at improving response to fires and other emergencies. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced the grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. …
An arbitrator has ordered the city of Portland to pay more than $1,100 in back wages to two firefighters who were punished after damaging the city’s $3.2 million fireboat. The Maine city revealed the results of the arbitrator’s decision Tuesday. …
Firefighters in Ohio’s largest city are talking with development officials about finding a way to designate vacant homes to make responders aware of potential hazards during emergencies at those properties. There’s no specific plan yet, but officials in Columbus say …
Investigators say a space heater caused a Christmas Eve fire that killed a 4-year-old boy, his mother and a man at a central Ohio home reported to be vacant. The Columbus fire department says investigators believe the heater ignited a …
A fire in the home of a New Jersey hoarder has killed 20 cats and injured 11 firefighters, most of them from throwing piles of heavy debris. Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost tells The Record newspaper that Tuesday’s blaze was …
North Las Vegas, Nev., police now say they doubt a fire on the second floor of a vacant home was deliberately set to injure firefighters. Police Sgt. Tim Bedwell said Wednesday that investigators still think arson is the cause behind …
Investigators want to know how the front of a $600,000 Dallas, Texas, Fire Department ladder truck ended up in the drink. Damage estimates are pending over the incident at White Rock Lake. Officials are looking at whether the brakes failed …
Firefighters have pulled three workers out of the rubble of a New York City construction collapse. The Fire Department of New York says five people were injured in the collapse at the five-story building in Brooklyn. One person is in …
Trenton firefighters say they returned from a Halloween morning alarm to find their firehouse had been broken into and personal items stolen. Fire Director Qareeb Bashir tells the Times of Trenton the thieves got into Engine Co. 1 through an …