Volunteer firefighters who protected homes while their own properties were at risk say they are now relying on public ...

Firefighters face flames and other kinds of immediate threats when responding to calls, but the danger does not end for them when they arrive back at the station. The International Association of ...

Fighting fires is, like the health sector, an essential service, and it is under pressure due to budget strain.

Peoria plans to reduce fire department operations from "regular" to "peak demand" service at its Lake Pleasant fire station.

The verdict came on the first day on the job for newly appointed Kansas City Fire Chief Craig Buckley.

Once destined for the priesthood, Edson Abreu dos Santos now shepherds volunteers to tackle Amazon’s fire crisis.

Dwight Way lunged awake to the piercing wail of a smoke alarm. He bolted downstairs, but found no fire. No smoke. Annoyed and groggy, he disabled the alarm and began the slow climb back upstairs. That ...

A Kansas City police officer will not face charges in a June 2023 shooting that left two people dead and another person ...

Officials hope the new technology will save seconds and ultimately, lives.

West Des Moines has agreed to pay nearly $350,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by city firefighters over alleged ...

The majority of Ohio's volunteer fire departments are staffed by volunteers. While the number of volunteers is decreasing, ...

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...