Firefighter Braden Varney is survived by his wife and two small children, Cal Fire says. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A second-generation California firefighter who was using a bulldozer to prevent a wildfire from spreading was killed Saturday near Yosemite...

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas has agreed to pay more than $173 million to settle decades-old lawsuits from thousands of public safety workers over years of back-pay claims. An executive committee representing nearly 8,700 current and former Dallas police officers and...

McDONOUGH — The Henry County Fire Department collected $57,958 for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation during its three-day “Give Burns The Boot” drive held April 13, 20 and 27. “We would like to thank all of our citizens for their generous support,” said Capt....

EL PASO, Texas – Fire Lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez has been battling bone cancer for months. As treatment gets more and more expensive his station firefighters are now asking the public for help. El Paso Fire lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez is battling metastasized...

May 10, 2018 11:37 pm HUDSON — City firefighters Thursday mourned the loss of one of their own. The fire department announced Wednesday that Mark A. Graziano died in the line of duty after responding to two calls in a 24-hour period. He was 47. Under the state...

LOS ANGELES — The San Diego County firefighter who died last month fighting the Thomas fire in Ventura County was putting out a spot fire when he found himself trapped by flames, according to a preliminary report released by Cal Fire this week. The report details the...

Calif. fire chief loses home while battling wildfire Chief Tom Welch lost his home, then went back and helped with the fire response in Napa and Sonoma counties after he was helping to evacuate residents. SANTA ROSA, Calif. — As wildfires swept through and decimated...