Nearly 40 people were displaced after a two-alarm fire at an East Austin apartment complex occurred overnight.

Officials say eight apartments and three cars were damaged. The fire displaced 26 adults and 11 children. The investigation ...

No residents were injured, but a firefighter suffered heat exhaustion. More than three dozen people, including 11 children, ...

Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker and the city of Austin's budget office are now pointing to increasing absenteeism at the fire ...

Facing a budget deficit, city leaders want to cut the number of firefighters assigned to each truck or unit to three apiece ...

Reducing the minimum number of firefighters per truck from four to three would save the city about $8.3 million in overtime ...

Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker said he was unaware of early mutual aid requests and "absolutely will not step aside" regardless of the vote outcome.

Reducing minimum staffing from four firefighters to three on engine trucks is one cost-cutting option city leaders are ...

When their bedroom filled with black smoke early Tuesday morning, Karen Jimenez immediately thought that she didn’t want to ...

The city of Austin could rename most of its departments if city council approves a version of the fiscal year 2026 budget proposed by City Manager TC Broadnax. According to a July ...

A single-vehicle crash on Saturday evening sent first responders to a rural road west of Austin, but fortunately, no major ...

A fire at an East Austin apartment complex early Thursday displaced more than three dozen residents, including 11 children.