Help has arrived for Moores Mill Volunteer Fire/Rescue after the department shared with News 19 in April they are facing funding challenges due to an increase in recruits. The Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department has stepped up to assist, hand-delivering turnouts to Moores Mill Tuesday evening.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Fire Rescue says a pilot program to respond to outdoor fires this winter was a success. The department began deploying a brush truck late last year patrolling the city to find and contain fires that break out outside of a building. AFR says out of the 3,700 outside fires from []
The city opted to promote its deputy fire chief instead of filling a public safety director position that has been vacant since mid-December.
One prisoner was injured after a fire broke out in a jail cell at the Veenhuizen detention facility in Drenthe, local media reported. The injured person was rescued from the fire in their own cell in the Norgerhaven wing, ANP reported.The victim was treated at the scene by paramedics, according to RTV Drenthe. The prisoner was in their own cell at the time, and did not share the unit with another. The incident happened at about 6:15 a.m. on Thursday.
MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Fire District 5’s Chief Charles Hanley has been put on administrative leave. This comes as an investigation into complaints about Hanley are underway. The complaints include allegations of general misconduct, bullying and more. They were brought to the attention of Fire District 5 board members by the union that represents […]
Fire Chief Matthew Pegg is calling it a career after 32 years with Toronto Fire Services. Pegg announced his retirement on social media on Friday morning, confirming that his last day on the job will be Oct. 4. “I am deeply appreciative to be able to retire healthy, after more than 32 years of active service,” he said in a statement. “There has not been a single day when I have not been immensely proud to wear the Toronto Fire Services uniform, and to serve alongside this incredible team...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It helped carry thousands of people in medical emergencies through Albuquerque for years. Now the city is donating a decommissioned ambulance to help thousands of people in the war-torn country of Ukraine. "I want to thank everyone who helped us who stay with Ukraine," said Nataliya Edelman, with Ukrainian Americans of []
Amherst Fire Chief Jim Wilhelm, who has been working with the department for more than four decades, has passed away.
An altercation on Saturday involving a Republican Party volunteer in Athens was the result of “road rage” and not politically motivated, according to
Serhiy Rud, who was fired by a decree signed Thursday evening by Zelensky, had been in his post since 2019 and previously led the president’s personal security unit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday fired the head of his country's State Security Administration (UDO), days after Kyiv officials announced a foiled Russian plot to assassinate him.According to a presidential decree published by Zelensky's office, Serhii Rud was dismissed from his position as director of the UDO, which is in charge of security for Zelensky and other high-ranking officials. The decree did not explain why Rud was fired and Zelensky's office did not announce his...
Police officers and a brave passerby saved a man from a burning building. A police officer's body camera was filming during the rescue.