Public Safety

An arbitrator has ruled that several unions, including one representing firefighters, must follow Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Guilford’s Dive Rescue Team was just wrapping training in the Westbrook YMCA pool when firefighters leapt into action to save a man’s life.

A crew left Forest Grove Fire & Rescue in full gear to respond to a two-alarm apartment blaze sometime after midnight. A pair of firefighters remained at the station to guard Capt. Rick …

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.