firefighting

BRADFORD, Pa. — The District 15 Wildfire Support Group, comprising about 25 firefighters from McKean and Potter counties, has been dispatched this wee...

WELLSVILLE — As volunteer fire departments struggle for new members, in some communities youth are coming to the rescue. Over the last decades volunte...

The Cattaraugus County fire coordinator said two firefighters who were injured Sunday morning as they battled a structure fire on Yankee Hill Road in ...

Two firefighters were reportedly injured Sunday morning as they battled a structure fire on Yankee Hill Road in Ischua. According to a Cattaraugus Cou...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said a team of 10 Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers is traveling to California to support ongoing efforts to c...

OLEAN — The Olean Fire Department reported Monday that no residents injured following a structure fire in a residence on South 16th Street. City firef...

OLEAN — No injuries were reported in an early morning garage fire on King Street. Olean firefighters reported a call at 4:38 a.m. Friday indicating se...

Several fire departments and ambulance services responded Thursday afternoon to a fire that engulfed a multi-unit apartment building in Friendship in ...

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are reporting the death of a New York parks employee battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and Ne...

WELLSVILLE — Members of the Allegany County Firemen’s Auxiliary honored former Wellsville Fire Chief Kevin Fleischman for his years of service at a di...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Fire Department responded Monday morning to a fire in a four-story commercial building on Main Street in Salamanca. Firefigh...

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 ...

RANDOLPH — Randolph Regional EMS Corp. will receive $34,857.14 through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-Pendleton...

DELEVAN — Local officials stood with the area’s congressman on Tuesday to voice concerns over changes in firefighting regulations that would cost loca...

ALLEGANY — The Town of Allegany Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants from Monday to Thursday. Hydrants are flushed periodically as part of ...

STEAMBURG — Join in on old-fashioned summer fun at Coldspring’s inaugural town picnic on July 20 at the Coldspring Volunteer Fire Company grounds. The...

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...