Firefighters had to navigate cars that blocked hydrants in two fires in the Bronx and in Brooklyn. “Seconds count when we’re fighting fire,” said a Fire Department chief.

Fire chief says recent audit report also highlighted need for 'unification,' as opposed to stations operating like smaller ...

Fire chief says recent audit report also highlighted need for 'unification,' as opposed to stations operating like smaller ...

As a principal engineer for the county’s Public Works Department, Klippel’s job is to try to stop catastrophic flows of mud, ...

Scottsbluff, Neb. - We're getting a better look at how busy the Scottsbluff Fire Department was last year. In a release, they ...

The Tucson Fire Department is getting sixty percent more emergency calls compared to 2008 and have fewer firefighters. They said they need about 100-150 more.

Some police officers in Albany, Schenectady are making more than their base salary in overtime; in Troy it's firefighters.

When Mark Scott steps into the Santa Fe city manager position Monday, he will become the highest-paid city employee. His salary of $225,000 — a notable increase over the $182,000 earned annually by ...

With mayoral appointees, consulting firms, nonprofit groups and council members all in the mix, it's difficult to discern who ...

Quincy's new $175 million police headquarters will feature two 10-foot-tall bronze statues of patron saints, costing $850,000 ...

With training, meetings and calls, Hutchinson firefighters sometimes spend as much time in close quarters with each other as they do their families. That made it critical for the department to get ...