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Visibility was near zero as smoke rapidly filled Gabriel House, an assisted living facility with 69 residents. People were ...

Firefighters in Ontario County quickly extinguished a car fire Tuesday that threatened to spread to a nearby vehicle, thanks ...

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #9 is hosting a special occasion that's sure to be so fun, it ought to be illegal!

On July 23, the Fruita Police Department (FPD) and Lower Valley Fire District (LVFD) teamed up with Fruita Thrift Shop to ...

This week, local residents began training to become part of the Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT. The national ...

It comes one day after a man died after allegedly pointing a gun at an ambulance near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and The ...

ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - One person is dead after an early Thursday morning crash on U.S. 30 near the Allen County-Whitley ...

Chief Teresa Theetge described the launch as a "big, big day for CPD," emphasizing the program's potential to revolutionize ...

According to Anchorage police, a female hiker told dispatchers she was about two miles into Basher Trail on Tuesday when she ...

You can overstate the importance of emergency workers when it comes to public safety, but their personal safety nets aren’t ...

Cincinnati police have a new drone program they say will help them respond to crimes quicker and help improve safety ...