A study found that alert systems using an immediately loud sound increased firefighter heart rates by a median of seven beats ...

Fire department leaders point to research linking gradually increasing alert volume to smaller heart-rate increases.

MEDINA — The Village is keeping the new $1.7 million Medina Fire Department ladder truck at the Department of Public Works temporarily. The Village Board, which recently declared the truck as surplus ...

A fuel truck carrying about 9,000 gallons of gasoline caught fire on the Gulf Freeway early Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, according to the Houston Fire Department. Southbound lanes on Interstate 45 near ...

WYFF NEWS 4 STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I’M AARON BAKER. WE’RE STARTING WYFF NEWS FOUR AT NOON WITH BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, WHERE OFFICIALS SAY A DUMP TRUCK ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fire Chief Dennis Rubin has more than 50 years of experience fighting fires and working in big cities like Atlanta, Georgia. But when he took the job as head of the fire department ...

Two more fire engines and a new ladder truck will soon roll out to fire stations across the city. The upcoming delivery of those vehicles, planned for the summer, was celebrated during Tuesday’s ...

A Lake Country Fire and Rescue tender rolled onto its side in a roundabout while responding to a fire call on Sunday. The crash happened at Highway 18 and Highway 83 in the City of Delafield. The ...

NAPLES, Italy — Two recently acquired European-style fire trucks are helping firefighters at U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples remain fully capable when responding to emergencies. The new pumper and ...

Wayne officials signed a shared service agreement with Paramus for repairs to fire equipment. The process will streamline how the fleet is maintained, and officials said it will save money. Paramus ...

The cost of fire trucks is climbing, according to the International Association of Fire Fighters, and local departments in Connecticut say they’re feeling the spike. “There are fire chiefs in this ...