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Four days later, a toxic Indiana recycling plant fire is finally...

A massive industrial fire continues to rage at a recycling plant in the city of Richmond, Indiana, in what officials say was a preventable disaster, had the business owner heeded orders to clean the property.

Former San Francisco Fire Commissioner beaten with metal pipe in random...

Former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani was reportedly beaten with a metal object Wednesday night in the Marina District, Catherine Stefani, District 2 supervisor, which includes the Marina area, said in a statement.

FDNY retirees may lose medical benefits thanks to the new contract...

Mayor Eric Adams signed off on a contract Thursday that will eliminate traditional Medicare coverage for retired city government workers and shift them into a privatized version of the program instead — a highly controversial move that immediately drew a lawsuit threat from a grassroots retiree group.

Federal lawsuit may prevent Forest Service from dropping retardant on wildfires

For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of government's struggle to control increasingly destructive forest fires.

Search & Rescue operations underway after severe tornadoes tear across Midwest...

One person has died and nearly 30 were injured during a roof collapse at a Belvidere venue during a metal concert Friday night, officials said.

Explosion at Pennsylvania chocolate factory kills two, nine still missing

A massive explosion at a chocolate factory in Berks County, Pennsylvania, has had a devastating impact as officials have confirmed that two people are dead, eight have been injured, and nine are still missing.

Ex-Chiefs sue FDNY Commissioner over ageism and harassment, claim they were...

A group of seasoned FDNY fire chiefs claims they were harassed, maligned and ultimately demoted because they were too old in Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh’s eyes, a bombshell age discrimination lawsuit filed against the city claims.

IAFF sues the NFPA to eliminate cancer-causing PFAS chemicals from turnout...

The International Association of Fire Fighters has filed a lawsuit to remove “cancer-causing” PFAS chemicals from firefighter protective gear.

Firefighter’s wife, 3 children die following blaze at their home that...

A mother and her three children have all died following a blaze at the home of a Chicago firefighter in the Montclare neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side, officials said Saturday.

EMT says Memphis officers ‘impeded patient care’ of Tyre Nichols

A Memphis Fire EMT testified to the Tennesee Emergency Medical Services board on Friday that Memphis Police officers actively blocked his and his partner's ability to provide patient care to Tyre Nichols.