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A Dallas Fire-Rescue pilot project that eventually could overhaul how the stretched-thin department responds to medical emergencies is scheduled to start Jan. 1.

After hearing a bleak description of dwindling emergency staffs from Bellaire’s police and fire chiefs, the City Council voted Monday night to implement a new pay plan designed to make salaries more competitive.

DAWSONVILLE - Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine teamed up with Dawson County Emergency Services and the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) recently on a door-to-door neighborhood safety walk giving out and installing smoke detectors.

STRATHAM and#8212; Stratham's Volunteer Fire Department will be responding to emergency medical calls in a new ride this year, following the town's acquisition of a new ambulance.

Firefighters and other emergency response personnel are holding community meetings to raise fire safety awareness in Hamilton.

Austin public safety agencies have joined other city offices in preparing for possible budget cuts next year, kindling a debate about how to best balance the need to trim costs while protecting residents.

Ventura County's fire chief has again called on CSU Channel Islands to add a fire station, saying the campus is growing and existing stations are too far away. Bob Roper, chief of the Ventura County Fire Department, said it takes about 19 minutes for firefighters to get to the Camarillo campus, significantly longer than the recommended five to six minutes.

Staff report Miller's Ferry Fire Department has received a federal grant for more than $44,000. U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, whose 6th District includes p ...

There’s no funding and no timeline for construction, but Albany city officials for some time have been wondering where to build new quarters for the police and fire departments.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a $63,180 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to the Gurnee Fire Department.