Volunteer fire departments remain the backbone of emergency response in many small towns across Southern Illinois, where service is often passed down through generations.

A Johnstown man sustained significant burns after allegedly setting a residence on fire late Monday in Moxham, city police said. Arson charges and related counts are pending against the man, who is ...

You never know when you will need a hero. Heroes are everyday people, who at any given time, perform duties to help others in ...

MES Life Safety welcomes two new Fire Apparatus Sales Representatives to its growing team: Stewart “Todd” Stone and Randy “RJ” Arft.

The Dowagiac Fire Department announced it has been awarded a $33,874 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to purchase new extrication equipment.

The Hurst Fire in Sylmar "has rapidly expanded" to 850 acres Wednesday evening, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 residents, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. The blaze was first ...

‘It’s a challenge for the fire service to come up with procedures that are going to work,” Hurst said. Industry leaders agree. “Fire departments across the country, and really across the ...

The Hurst Fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5900 block of Yarnell Street, near Foothill Boulevard, ... Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. ...

Longtime firefighter Bryon “Lou” Fleck has dedicated his life to saving lives. But as the Northern Regional volunteer fireman arrived on scene for a Central City house fire Feb. 18, Fleck said he ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire & Rescue confirmed Sunday that a 74-year-old person died in a residential fire in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood, with officials reporting the victim was found ...

The Hurst Fire, which originated in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles late on Jan. 7, prompted additional evacuations as it spread, though it has since been contained.

A worker died when a roof partially collapsed Thursday morning in Brooklyn, the NYPD said. The FDNY said it received a call shortly before 9 a.m. for a collapse in the rear of a two-story building at ...