His bravery and selflessness in those last moments were a reflection of his pure heart and unwavering commitment to others.” ...

Health advisories were issued for parts of New York and northeastern New Jersey due to unhealthy air quality from the smoke.

New York parks and recreation aide Dariel Vasquez died while battling a forest fire in Orange County on Saturday, New York ...

According to the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Department, Vasquez was killed by a fallen tree ...

Unusually dry weather, an abundance of ‘dry fuels’, low relative humidity and strong winds combine to create high risk of ...

Hundreds of people turned out Monday for the funeral of fallen Wethersfield firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr., who died last week in a utility task vehicle crash while working at the brush fire in ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Firefighters Local 12 held a ceremony to honor fallen firefighters on Tuesday. The event is held annually on Oct. 29 to commemorate the anniversary of the line-of-duty ...

Authorities in multiple states across the Northeast battled wildfires on Monday as conditions remained ripe for blazes to ...

The name of Niel Frazier, a former Ellington volunteer firefighter, has been added to the wall honoring New York’s fallen firefighters. Gov. Kathy Hochul honored Frazier and 31 other firefighters at ...

Sioux City Fire Rescue held a fallen firefighters ceremony at city council chambers Friday. They honored the 12 firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting Sioux ...

Loved ones and first responders came together on Monday to lay a son, brother, father and firefighter to rest. Robert Sharkevich Sr., 66, was a Wethersfield volunteer firefighter helping fight the ...

A second firefighter who was a passenger in the San Diego Fire-Rescue F-350 that crashed in Texas simply said that the pickup "ran off of the road." NBC Universal, Inc. One of the three San Diego ...