Posted on · Fitch says implementing the amendment to the City Charter that was approved through Proposition B "will exacerbate an already challenged budgetary profile."
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner campaigned against Proposition B arguing that pay parity between the Police and Fire Departments would hurt the City’s finances.
Posted on · The mother will be charged with charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a family member
Posted on · No serious injuries were reported in the wreck that also has involved several other vehicles
Posted on · Investigators said Monday that emergency exits were blocked and a security guard turned off the public announcement system when he received a call about the blaze
Posted on · All residents are reported to have made it out safe
Posted on · The Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire had scored at least 1,000 acres but had been 40 percent contained by late Monday afternoon
Posted on · The fire broke out in a five-story apartment building near the Bronx Zoo. A woman who was fleeing the blaze left her door open — likely helping it to spread, New York officials say
Posted on · The blaze broke out at a five-story building, a block from the grounds of the Bronx Zoo
Posted on · Houston firefighters might be better prepared to go into burning buildings, or dealing with multiple other emergencies thanks to training using "virtual reality"
Posted on · Georgia Power CEO Paul Bowers issued an apology and blamed the fire on a failure in a switch gear
Posted on · “Once we got into it and all that, we discovered the six bodies. Five children and one female adult,” said Silsbee Fire Chief Robin Jones.
Posted on · The deadliest wildfires in California history have been burning for more than a week, killing at least 41 people and destroying nearly 6,000 homes
Posted on · When it comes to being better prepared for the next heavy rains to hit the city, the Fire Department would like an additional four rescue boats, six “prime mover” vehicles to deploy the boats, and seven more “high water” vehicles, of which the city currently has one.
Posted on · After Harvey's floods organic peroxides from the Arkema plant, used in a range of products from plastics and paints, to destabilized.