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A fire in a pod at Portland’s North Portland Road Safe Rest Village killed one resident

Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments will be able to expand hands-on training and improve public safety across the Sauk Valley

Two Longview firefighters are recounting the rare high-angle rescue that brought two hot air balloon riders safely down from more than 900 feet after the balloon struck a tower

A house fire in Clinton County killed a woman and her five children, injured a man inside the home and hurt eight firefighters

The bill would shield registered fire and rescue employees from employer penalties for legal, off-duty medical cannabis use, while opponents warn the lack of an impairment test could create public safety risks

Firefighters issued a mayday call when part of a burning home collapsed during a two-alarm blaze in Philadelphia’s Wynnefield neighborhood

A Cessna 172 made an emergency ice landing on the Hudson River near Newburgh

In Sterling Heights, new weekday EMT units and a color-coded dispatch system are easing paramedic burnout and targeting rising EMS calls

Lee County’s new weekday strike teams and Saltillo’s first stand-alone fire station are boosting coverage, cutting response times and aiming to lower insurance ratings

Victims say someone threw flammable liquid onto the fire in Whitfield County, sending flames through the crowd and prompting multiple airlifts to burn centers

Norwich officials offered a path to reinstate Yantic Fire Engine Co. No. 1 as volunteers press lawsuit over Unified Command and question public safety, costs

The newest state-of-the-industry project focuses on firefighter training

The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department will now have a permanent location to provide annual physicals, cardiac stress tests and cancer-related screenings

A U.S. district judge vacated Richared Brown’s life sentence nearly 30 years after his conviction in a deadly Kansas City arson that killed six firefighters

Tri Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Jeff Derrick became disoriented and was overcome by heavy smoke while trying to escape

The balloon struck a cell phone tower in northern Gregg County, leaving two occupants stranded hundreds of feet above the ground

Police shot and killed the suspect after authorities say he opened fire with a pistol and rifle near Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street in Austin

After a breakout run in Season 48, Sacramento fire captain Joe Hunter is back in Fiji for the franchise’s milestone 50th season

A key mutual aid agreement will end amid liability concerns after the chief and 16 volunteers resigned from Lewis County Fire District 18

Lifetime funding secured for the WTC Health Program, but layoffs and a hiring freeze are delaying care