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Jaime Moore was sworn in as the new chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department Friday after a unanimous vote by the Los Angeles ...

A year ago, the commercial-grade stove at the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Station 72, located in Canoga Park, caught on fire. Although it’s still usable, the damage caused by the fire to the ...

Firefighters working the site of a small brush fire in Los Angeles that officials said later reignited into the devastating Palisades Fire were ordered to leave the original burn scene despite tree ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Petersburg City Council approved more than $4 million in additional sewer system resilience projects on Thursday to help keep the lift station which serves the downtown ...

Reno's police and fire personnel made over $9 million last year in overtime. The chiefs explain how this happens.

New chief Jaime Moore said bringing in an outside group to investigate the department's handling of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, ...

LARGO, Fla. — Largo Fire Rescue is marking more than one milestone by opening a new station and welcoming a new chief. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate Station 39 on the week of Aug ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A column of thick smoke billowed into the sky on Thursday afternoon near one of the busiest intersections in Aggieland. The Rodeway Inn, formerly a La Quinta hotel, ...

A Virginia transportation security officer is accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of sex discrimination over a ...