CHANGE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED AND IT’S ALL IN THIS 27 PAGE REPORT, KNOWN AS AN AFTER ACTION REPORT. IT’S ON THE FALL RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSE THAT NIGHT, AND THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS IT SHOULD SOUND ...

The Healey administration said Tuesday that it’s fast-tracking $5.7 million to 10 cities and towns to help beef up staffing at fire and police departments statewide. The money comes in direct response ...

Fall fire season has arrived across our region. Don’t let a little rainy weather in September fool you, things are still dry enough to elevate the risk of wildfires. That risk is already higher now ...

Following a fatal fire at an assisted living facility, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey visited Fall River and announced $1.2 million in state funding to support local fire services. $5.7 million ...

In a new report, the Fall River fire chief called for assisted living facilities like the one in his city where 10 residents died in a July fire to be held to the same strict fire codes as nursing ...

SNOW HILL, GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Eastern North Carolina has experienced heightened fire risks over the last few days, with some counties under red flag warnings and fire danger statements.

The Fall River Fire Department on Monday released an internal review of its response to the Gabriel House assisted living fire that killed 10 people in July. The report called the July 13 five-alarm ...

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