The vast majority of women firefighters, 72,400, are volunteers. The group estimates about 6% of fire captains are women. The Trenton Fire Department has nine women firefighters out of 218 total ...

The Jones Road wildfire is prompting some Trenton lawmakers to speak up. “The biggest public safety and environmental crisis ...

Firefighters helped rescue 32 people, 28 students and four coaches, after their boat began taking on water on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 9, authorities said. At 5:50 p.m., first responders went ...

Along with April 19 falling on the Easter holiday weekend, it also was a National Day of Action and that is what hundreds of people did at a protest on the streets in Trenton. Rise Up Downriver took ...

Authorities arrested the 19-year-old from Waretown, New Jersey, and charged him with arson and aggravated arson in the fire that’s still burning in southern New Jersey that they described as started ...

Alvarado knows how chemicals and smoke from a fire can affect a firefighter’s body. “I have multiple myeloma, which is a blood cancer. It’s fairly common in firefighters. It’s a tough ...

TRENTON — The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation of an early morning shooting is still ongoing, but it has released the identity of the victim. Marquis Skillman, 38, of ...

When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, a small team of federal health workers is often called on to pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.

Quinte West firefighters have had a busy night dealing with the fallout from the freezing rain storm. Fire crews have worked through the night, responding to over 30 calls throughout the community ...

The firefighter health program was researching firefighters’ chemical exposures in electric vehicle fires — a first step to developing protective equipment. Tim Ferretti was looking forward to ...

One person was hospitalized after a crash involving a BMW and a dump truck in New Milford Friday morning, April 18, firefighters said. The incident happened around 11:28 a.m., at the intersection of ...

GEORGETOWN, Texas — An off-duty firefighter with the Georgetown Fire Department has died following a crash on Friday. Officials confirmed the firefighter was driving home just after 9 a.m. when ...