Fire Official Arrested On Sex Charges
A fire commissioner for the Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District was arrested Thursday on several sexual battery and child molestation charges. Mark Ruben, 45, is being held without bond at the Manatee County …
Multiple-alarm Fire Breaks Out At Lockport Tire-recycling Plant
A gigantic tire fire at a tire recycling plant today sent enormous billowing clouds of smoke drifting east from the scene. It was the second major blaze in less than five months at Liberty Tire Recycling, 490 …
Warehouse Burns In Morning Fire
Firefighters from six departments responded to a warehouse fire at Bryant’s Auto Parts and Recycling this morning. The fire was reported at 10 a.m
Blaze Damages Fire Station In Brosville
The Virginia State Police and state fire marshal are investigating a fire that damaged the building and two emergency vehicles at Brosville Community Volunteer Fire Department on Thursday evening. Pittsylvania …
Firefighter Overtime In California So Abundant It Is Hurting Management Ranks
Some of California’s rank-and-file firefighters earn so much money in overtime that the state has revived pay bonuses worth thousands of dollars to lure them into management.
One Victim Of Bibb County Firefighter Prank Still Getting Medical Treatment
The reactions of a former Macon-Bibb County fire captain to a gunman inside a fire station did not indicate someone who is afraid, the fire chief testified during an appeal hearing Wednesday. Stephanie Burke was …
Detroit Firefighters Battling Blazes In Homes After Possible Gas Explosion
Detroit firefighters are battling blazes in three homes after a possible gas explosion on the city’s west side, officials said this morning. The fire department received a call about the fires in the 7800 block …
Two Jump From Second Floor To Escape City Fire
Two women jumped from the second floor of a burning rowhouse Monday morning, and one may have thrown an infant out of a window and into the arms of a bystander, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. The …
2 Children Killed In Far South Side Fire
Two children were killed in an early-morning residential fire on the city’s Far South Side, authorities said. The victims were a 3-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy, according to Chicago Fire Department …
Paramedics Tried To Save Biker Who Crashed Into Fire Rescue Truck
A 36-year-old man was killed Monday morning when his motorcycle slammed into the side of a Miami Fire Rescue truck.