A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire has unveiled a new technique to combat heat-related illnesses, known as Tarp-Assisted Cooling with Oscillation, or TACO. This method involves placing a person on ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

South County Fire rolled out a new fire and emergency medical service deployment model to improve emergency services for nearly 300,000 residents across the regional fire authority (RFA). The model ...

Fourteen young kittens were rescued Saturday night from an abandoned burning home. On Saturday, more than 40 firefighters responded to a home on fire on Method Road in Raleigh. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has updated its classification of areas that are more at risk of being affected by wildfires. The new fire hazard severity zone map shows ...