A delegation of Israeli firefighting experts spent a week in California helping American crews combat the Palisades inferno, and one member of the team described the experience as an "honor" and an ...

When Ben Holman became a San Diego firefighter in 1951, he wasn’t looking to make history. He was just looking for a good, ...

Wichita firefighters at Station 5 named a red-haired stray cat that showed up at their station Ty after their red-haired coworker, Ty Voth. They fed it table scraps, but it would never let anyone near ...

Retired St. Louis firefighter Joseph P. Hughes was not the first black man to serve on the department. But he was among the first to demand that more African-American firefighters be hired and also ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over $96,000 has been awarded to 97 Illinois fire departments and districts through Illinois American Water’s 2024 Firefighter Grant Program. Since the program was ...

DeKalb County Fire Rescue firefighter weekend dedicated a day specifically for high school girls to try hands-on activities. In a groundbreaking initiative, Georgia’s DeKalb County Fire Rescue (DCFR) ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – The Springfield Fire Department, police, and community honored the life of Leonard A. Corbin, better known by family, friends, and the community as Lenny. Lenny was the ...

Program offered to fire departments in communities served by Illinois American Water Illinois American Water announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2025 Firefighter Grant Program.

In 1952, Wilfred Duncan became the first African-American firefighter in Pasadena—and later, its first African-American captain. Number four out of 13 siblings, he grew up in Pasadena and later lived ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up A stuffed monkey found hanging by a noose Saturday at St. Louis ...

A Marydel EMT supervisor was ordered to undergo diversity training for showing a fake ID with a gorilla's photo to a Black and Native American firefighter. The EMT's license was also suspended for six ...