In the 1890s, Adam Augustus Waterford, known as ‘Gus’, was hired as Portland’s first Black firefighter. Before 2018, he did not have a dedicated grave site until a group of eager students stepped in.

He was a dedicated Portland firefighter and worked for the town of Scarborough both in the sanitary district and as a school bus driver, a role he spoke of fondly even in the last few days of his ...

A former MMA fighter with the nickname “Cadillac” preyed on three women living in tents in Portland in 2021 and 2022, a Multnomah County jury determined Friday. The jury deliberated for about ...

Two people were arrested on suspicion of dressing up as firefighters and trying to enter a Palisades fire evacuation zone in their own phony fire truck, authorities said Sunday. Patrolling ...

On Wednesday, Osceola County Fire and Rescue responded to the call around at the tire recycling plant located at 4925 Industrial Lane in Kissimmee. Units from multiple agencies have arrived to ...

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—Firefighters worked into the night to contain a blaze that sparked and quickly spread in northern Los Angeles County, prompting renewed fears of death and destruction in a ...

I grew up in a small town in Oregon and couldn't wait to pack my bags and head to Portland for college. The city seemed to have everything I could need: bustling streets, museums, art, culture ...

Amid the ice and snow of the winter storm, Tallahassee firefighters responded to two separate house fires early Wednesday, with one person dying in the first blaze. The Tallahassee Fire Department ...

CRYSTAL, N.M. — Firefighters are battling a wildfire reported Tuesday afternoon on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico-Arizona state line. According to the Navajo Nation Council, a 133-acre ...

Firefighters rescued a man Wednesday morning while battling arctic temperatures, frozen hydrants and low water pressure during a three-alarm fire in Flatbush. Units from Engine Company 255 and Tower ...

Trained, professional firefighters like those battling the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires are vital to saving lives and mitigating disasters—but firefighter impersonators? Not so much.

Norfolk County firefighters battled three separate fires throughout the wee hours of Wednesday morning, said police, who described a man seen running near one of the blazes. The blazes come amid a ...