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OLEAN — The Town of Olean’s Volunteer Fire Department will receive a federal grant of nearly a $22,000 toward the purchase of a new skid unit for figh...

BELMONT — At its May meeting, the Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC) learned from member Walter Mason of Alfred that the four volunteer fire ...

OLEAN — “Overall quiet” and “average” summed up the local emergency response to the Fourth of July and the following weekend. Olean Police Chief Ron R...

As New Yorkers gear up for Fourth of July festivities, the Firefighter’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is warning residents about the d...

GOWANDA — New York State Forest Rangers and local firefighters responded to help a father and son out of the Zoar Valley Gorge the night of May 23. Ac...

OLEAN — One person was evaluated for smoke inhalation after a two-car garage was damaged in a fire Tuesday afternoon. Olean Fire Chief Eric Maurouard ...

Fires are burning in western Canada and concerns about smoke from the north have already crept back into the collective consciousness of the northern ...

BUFFALO (AP) — Five children between the ages of 2 and 10 have died and their grandmother remained hospitalized after a house fire in Buffalo this wee...

OLEAN — No one was hurt in a fire Thursday evening at a York Street home, but damages from the blaze are estimated at $85,000. City firefighters respo...

New York state’s annual springtime burn ban is in effect through May 15, a measure to limit wildfires. The time between March 15 and May 15 is traditi...

MAYVILLE (TNS) — Authorities in Chautauqua County said an electrical issue is believed to have set off a fire at a Sherman, New York, house that claim...

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — A man found dead after a house fire in Niagara Falls has been identified as a 23-year-old college student from New Jersey, autho...

OLEAN — One person was reported injured following a fire in a residence on South Second Street Tuesday evening. The fire at 136 S. Second was first ca...

From saving a school from fire to a quiet end to war fund drives, from shooting down a new Olean High School to troubled floodwaters across the region...

OLEAN — A house fire Monday afternoon left two city residents in serious condition with burns in Erie County Medical Center. Olean Fire Chief Tim Rich...

HINSDALE — No injuries were reported in a structure fire at a Route 16 residence in Hinsdale Saturday morning. The Hinsdale Fire Department and Weston...

OLEAN — The Olean Fire Department responded Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that did extensive damage to a multi-family dwelling 1119 Spruce St....

OLEAN — The cause of a Buffalo Street fire that left several families homeless Tuesday night is still under investigation. City firefighters reported ...