Puget Sound Fire crews extinguished a 2-story, 2-alarm commercial building fire in Kent on Wednesday night.

Fire chiefs and commissioners are pushing Albany to allow small stipends for volunteer firefighters, warning that response times are rising as the ranks thin.

Fire department leaders point to research linking gradually increasing alert volume to smaller heart-rate increases.

WAUSAU − The American Red Cross of Wisconsin is offering free smoke alarm installations for Wausau residents, according to a ...

The number of fire responses are up in the city. Smoke alarms are vital for surviving fires, say local leaders.

Organizers of the “Sound the Alarm” event, which started in 2014, also performed home safety checks and helped residents craft fire escape plans.

Wausau residents who need a working smoke alarm can sign up for a free installation later this month through the American Red Cross of Wisconsin.

The department is taking a gentler approach to alerting firefighters of incoming calls, with alarms that start softly and a calm recorded voice.

A body was found early Monday morning after a fire at the Roper Mountain Woods Apartments in Greenville County.

Fire moves faster than almost anything inside a home. Flames spread, smoke thickens, and temperatures skyrocket in minutes.

Blaring fire station sirens replaced with ‘calmer’ alarms to help firefighters - The new system featuring softer alarms went online in September ...

A call coming into the Danbury Fire Department used to mean alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume, startling firefighters before they headed out to scenes that could get their hearts ...