The path to becoming a firefighter involves a rigorous selection process designed to identify candidates with the right ...

An advocacy group is teaching basic American Sign Language to cut down on misunderstandings between deaf people and emergency personnel.

Water wasn’t always available at the scene of a fire when Jeffrey Hoeflich began his career as a firefighter in Woodstock, ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Oak Forest, Metra’s Electric line, Orland Park, Flossmoor, Palos Hills and Crestwood.

It's thanks to one local company, that this imporant piece of history is back in working order--and inspiring future generations of firefighters.

It's thanks to one local company, that this imporant piece of history is back in working order--and inspiring future generations of firefighters.

Smoking or an oxygen machine issue may have sparked the deadly fire at Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Smoking or an oxygen machine issue may have sparked the deadly fire at Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, ...

With recent arson incidents putting first responders at risk, including a deadly wildfire in Idaho, local fire departments ...

People awoke from water rushing around them during the early morning hours of July 4, all along the Guadalupe River in the ...

A former milkman swapped his milk float for a fire engine when he became an on-call firefighter. Brad Main, of Spennymoor, ...

The Charlottetown Fire Department does not need a fourth firefighter on the first truck responding to a call, says the chief.