Public Safety

It was just really cool to see him here living, walking around and with his family,” Cpl. Chase Portello said.

Two veteran Foxboro firefighters have retired after decades with the department. Kristen Nagobads, one of the first female firefighters in the area, and John Couroupacis were sent off with a …

Legislative efforts to make homes safer by requiring fire-resistant materials in their construction have been repeatedly stymied by developers and municipalities, while taxpayers shoulder the …

In a time of accelerated climate change, there’s a big disconnect between the portrayal of fires on-screen and the reality of the brave people who fight them in real life.

In a time of accelerated climate change, there’s a big disconnect between the portrayal of fires on-screen and the reality of the people who fight them in real life.

On the day after Christmas, a Davie County firefighter responded when his father’s home caught fire. “All firemen want not to have calls on Christmas, …

An autopsy was conducted Tuesday morning but Wirtz’s cause and manner of death is listed as “pending further studies” until toxicology tests come back in six to eight weeks, according to a …

Swaney, 60, will retire as chief of East County’s Heartland Fire and Rescue Department. His decades-long career includes responses to some of the nation …

Springfield, Ill. fire officials believe all people sheltering in the former Goodwill building that caught fire on Christmas Eve are accounted for.

First responders in Riverside help save Christmas for one family after all their presents were stolen during a burglary incident at their home.