The shouts for help from two holes in the ice at Sterling City Lake on Friday weren't real, but 15 fire science students from Hutchinson Community College were practicing for a day when they are.
The woman accused of setting fire to San Francisco's "Mrs. Doubtfire" house had made harassing phone calls to the homeowner's medical office and had entered the Pacific Heights home the day of the fire.
A DeKalb apartment building was destroyed by fire Friday night. Crews had difficulty fighting the fire after encountering fire hydrants that were not functioning properly.
Some officials compared needing to pay an estimated $80,000 to outfit Atwater's new firetruck with tools and equipment -- a decision the City Council will wrestle with Monday -- to buying a new car without its steering wheel and tires.
An explosion at an Ohio oil refinery blew out windows at homes in Lima on Saturday and could be felt at least 10 miles away but resulted in no injuries.
A fire at a Lakewood apartment complex displaced an estimated 70 residents Friday, including a mother and child forced to drop from a second-floor balcony.
The state's highest court this week heard arguments in an eight-year-old lawsuit filed by 13 white Buffalo firefighters against the city, its fire department and human resources commissioner.
Combustibles too close to a space heater ignited a fire that killed twin infants Friday morning at Nottingham Square Apartments, a Moore fire official reported.
A former Horry County Fire Rescue lieutenant is suing the agency, saying the fire chief wouldn't fulfill a promise to rehire him after his criminal charges were dismissed, according to recently filed court papers.
In the biggest organizational change in its 128-year history, the Los Angeles Fire Department on Sunday begins dividing the city into four bureaus as a way to improve response times and accountability.
Fire Department of New York officials say nearly a dozen Emergency Medical Service workers looked at 911 emergency records tied to Joan Rivers' death and a few didn't have a legitimate reason to do so.
The investigation that led to Chief Kelvin Cochran's firing indicates he was let go for poor judgment and insubordination. A report says there's no evidence that Cochran treated LGBT employees unfairly despite views expressed in his book.
A 41-year-old battalion chief with the South Metropolitan Fire Protection District in Raymore, Missouri, died of natural causes several hours after responding to an emergency call.
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