EDISON, Neb. (AP) — A wildfire in southern Nebraska fueled by dry conditions and strong winds forced the evacuation of the small village of Edison, destroyed several homes and factored into the death of a rural fire chief who was …
A volunteer fire chief in North Carolina was ordered to repay $23,000 that he took form insurance carriers after filing fraudulent claims for fire department equipment, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey’s office said. Kenan Wayne Kearney of Four Oaks, pleaded guilty …
A fire chief says cutbacks in his department delayed the response to a fire that consumed a northern Ohio church. Authorities said the fire late Wednesday destroyed The Father’s House Church in Norton, near Akron. Media reports said 13 departments …
A fire that destroyed a 197-unit apartment in St. Louis, Mo., is stirring debate about the use of lightweight, synthetic building materials over brick and real wood. The fire broke out Tuesday night at the apartment complex in the city’s …
Weary Nebraska firefighters battled wind-swept grass fires Wednesday that devoured more than 20,000 acres of farmland and caused millions of dollars in estimated crop and property damage. At least one home was destroyed near the tiny town of Stapleton, a …
A prosecutor is seeking criminal complaints against acting Holyoke fire chief William Moran for making a “fictitious” call to his own department. Hampden District Attorney Mark Mastroianni said Moran told a dispatcher on June 15 to send a fire truck …