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STAMFORD -- City fire officials said the Long Ridge Fire Co.

Sharing the aims of promoting safety, members of the Philippine Institute of Petroleum (PIP), the country’s major oil companies are once again hosting the 3rd Industry Emergency Response Exercises.

Oregon is reactivating the emergency alert sirens at each of the city's three fire stations. The sirens will be sounded between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. whenever an emergency response is needed. Oregon firefighters are equipped with pagers as a primary form of notification; the sirens will be secondary. The sirens also will alert the public. "We have been especially aware of traffic problems with the ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- A federal grant that has awarded millions to other fire fighting departments around Florida was turned down by the City of Jacksonville.

Members of the public argued that emergency services cuts contributed to the death of a toddler who choked on a gumball.

The weather isn’t the only thing heating up Athens today. A chemical fire at the J & J Chemical warehouses north of town has been burning since early Wednesday and does not seem to be stopping any time soon. Chuck Gulley, Athens-Clarke Emergency Management Agency Coordinator, has been at the site since the call. “The original call came [...]

Members of the public chided a San Diego City Council committee Wednesday for emergency services cuts that they argued contributed to the death of a toddler who choked on a gumball.

A weekend incident at the Sandbanks Provincial Park has sparked fresh concerns about the safety of Ontario's public waterways.[...]

The Central Fire Board of Directors decided in July to increase the retirement age for new firefighters and change the time period for pension salary calculations for all new employees.

In a couple of weeks the El Segundo City Council will make a multimillion-dollar decision - whether to move from an independently operated fire department to one operated by the Los Angeles County Fire District. In the meantime, the council would like to hear from residents.