Off-duty firefighter helps save drowning boy
FAIRHAVEN, Massachusetts ( WBZ) — An off-duty Fairhaven firefighter heard cries for help and jumped into action to help a young boy who was drowning. Jesse Lacerda, who has been a firefighter for …
FAIRHAVEN, Massachusetts ( WBZ) — An off-duty Fairhaven firefighter heard cries for help and jumped into action to help a young boy who was drowning. Jesse Lacerda, who has been a firefighter for …
Catastrophic wildfires have scorched Maui, killing dozens of people and destroying most of the historic town of Lahaina. Follow here for live updates.
During the frantic moments Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containment near a residential neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed to find that their …
An off-duty firefighter in Fairhaven is being praised for helping a toddler in a near-drowning incident over the weekend.
Excerpts and summaries of news stories from the former Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster New Era and Sunday News that focus on the events in the county’s past that are noteworthy, newsworthy …
Firefighters spent Saturday afternoon battling a large fire at an apartment complex in Mt. Juliet, which left one first responder critically injured and residents of more than 20 units displaced.
Here is what we know about the origin of the Maui fire and how it so rapidly became an unstoppable force that tore through Lahaina.
This week’s message took on an air of urgency, as Nick Stocco, president of the city’s firefighter’s union, said the city’s fire rescue response times are not up to industry standards. This, he said, …
When there’s a fire in Oregon, it’s often a volunteer firefighter who shows up. 94% of all fire departments in Oregon are either all-volunteer or a combination of paid and volunteer firefighters. But …
Oregon’s fire departments reported a “moderate or significant decrease” in the number of volunteer firefighters over the past five years.