U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Jan. 12 signed an order establishing the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, a unification of programs previously part of six DOI agencies and offices.

CHARLOTTE — For the first time, an electric fire truck will be responding to emergencies in Charlotte leaving from the city’s first all-electric fire station. The city held an uncoupling ceremony ...

An official said the sparklers were attached to bottles of champagne held too close to the ceiling. Forty people died and more than 100 were injured. Many of the victims were teenagers. Ségolène Le ...

Beloved and respected fire service veteran Sam DiGiovanna, who served as chief of the Monrovia Fire Department and was a regular contributor to NBCLA's coverage of wildfires, earthquakes, floods and ...

The Newark Fire Department is getting more calls for service amid an increase in growth in the area and some staffing problems. As of Dec. 17, service calls from the public to Newark fire were up 4% ...

Weeks after Hanover borough officials tabled a proposal to leave a regional fire department by 2026, the council vice president read a statement at a Wednesday, Dec. 17 meeting that the municipalities ...

HARGROVE WXII 12 NEWS. ADRIANNA. THANK YOU. SURRY COUNTY LEADERS ARE ANNOUNCING BIG CHANGES TO THE LOCAL FIRE SERVICE. THIS IS ALL IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY. IT WILL REDUCE ITS NUMBER OF FIRE ...

The residents of the Porter County side of Lakes of the Four Seasons — and some of their non-resident friends — listened to a pitch for the financial needs of the Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer ...

Regarding the commentary “Rest in peace, Volunteer Fire Service. You were always on call” (Dec. 10, 2025): I may be old-fashioned, but I say “baloney” to anyone who believes the volunteer fire service ...

Ben Bibik lives in Tully. I write as a longtime volunteer firefighter. I am one of the few who has the luxury of working in district that can respond to most of the calls during the daytime hours, ...

Brian Fennessy is retiring as head of the Orange County Fire Authority in January to become the first director of the newly created United States Wildland Fire Service, according to a staff memo. Why ...

Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Chief Brian Fennessy will retire on January 2, 2026, to become the inaugural Director of the newly established United States Wildland Fire Service (USWFS). The new ...