Public Safety

Firefighters from New Bedford and Dartmouth were recently honored at the 32nd annual Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year awards for their acts of heroism.

A man died and three people were seriously injured, including a firefighter, after a fire broke out early Thursday at an apartment building in the Belmont Central neighborhood.

The community showed up in a big way after local firefighters asked for donations to help those affected by weekend tornadoes in Kentucky.

Two Athens police officers and seven firefighters who acted to save lives in 2021 received special recognition at the Monday, Dec. 13, Athens City Council meeting.

The Tuesday night dedication of new firefighting apparatus for the Union Township Fire Company was a festive occasion with a solemn purpose.

One firefighter was injured while battling the blaze when he hit his head on an object. Another suffered a knee injury. A person in the home suffered burns to their head.

A local firefighter and three police officers are being hailed for saving an elderly disabled man from a house fire 11 days ago in Bellingham.

In one sense, Rebecca “Becky” Lemanski was carrying on a family tradition when she started classes at San Antonio College’s Regional Fire Academy in 2017. Lemanski’s grandfather, father and brother …

At 2 a.m. on a cold night, we responded to an overturned tanker at the Lodge and Ford interchange. The driver was trapped. Here’s how we rescued him.

Volunteer firefighters did their best to save Armstrong’s home, but had to rely on scant resources. It’s a problem facing many rural areas throughout Northeast Mississippi. TUPELO • This place was …