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Buckholts Firefighter Rick Fuentes was driving the truck to a vehicle and grass fire in Holland when it left the roadway and rolled over

Haverhill’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant will fund 75 new Scott SCBA packs, 116 masks and 150 cylinders, replacing gear nearing the end of its service life without relying on a city-funded capital project

Bloomfield Township voters will decide Nov. 3 on a $50 million bond funding a replacement fire station with separated gear storage and better women’s quarters, plus a new police headquarters

Howard County’s council voted to extend up to $2,500 in annual tax credits to retired police, firefighters, correctional officers and 911 dispatchers starting in 2027, with an estimated 128 retirees becoming newly eligible

With fire truck prices up 66% since 2023 amid industry consolidation, Michigan townships are rejecting or revising fire millages, buying used apparatus and cutting custom features as lawsuits accuse manufacturers of price-fixing

Hialeah union leaders say the city’s final offer of 8% and 7% raises over two years falls short of demands as Hialeah Fire has lost five firefighters since bargaining began amid thin staffing

The three-year federal grant will fund 26 full-time-equivalent positions in Anne Arundel County, helping the department meet four-person staffing standards and keep more emergency units available across its 31 stations

Rep. Dan Meuser announced the Assistance to Firefighters Grant funding, which will support training, protective equipment, facility upgrades and apparatus for volunteer departments across several counties

Durham firefighter Andrew Brokes who died searching for victims, will be honored in his hometown of Burlington, as Gov. Josh Stein ordered flags lowered statewide

The 5-0 vote ends months of failed negotiations with the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company, which had sought a three-year transition and operational control, with volunteers previously warning they would quit by Dec. 31

Council Bluffs firefighter Charles Jones, who served 19 years as a firefighter and medic, died after suffering a medical emergency following his response to a structure fire, officials said

The Category 2 storm tore roofs off Pensacola and Panama City Beach buildings and killed two people under falling trees, as flash flood warnings extend into Georgia, the Carolinas and the Tennessee Valley

Dozens of fire, EMS and police agencies will be honored Nov. 5 for safely evacuating more than 70 patients from Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City during a February blaze

An Erie gunman killed seven relatives and a friend, including a 5-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl

The competitive Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant will fund nine new Boise firefighters, expanding four-person engine staffing to three additional city stations

Assembly Bill 2700, pushed by grassroots survivors of the Camp and North Bay fires, requires state regulators to recommend by 2028 how utilities can cover the roughly 30% shortfall victims received through bankruptcy

A survivor’s daughter alleges the Durham property had no smoke detectors or fire extinguishers, as tax records reveal mismatched occupancy classifications

The Charlotte Fire Department’s Police Assist Company trains alongside the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to improve response during active violence incidents

Erica Carney’s lawsuit claims she was sidelined from Super Bowl rally shooting response planning and fired after repeatedly raising concerns about EMS training gaps, lapsed provider credentials and unsafe practices within the fire department

Local 860 says Dunmore Chief Christopher DeNaples has been pulled from administrative duty to work firefighting shifts amid a shortage that costs the borough about $260,000 annually in overtime