Boise’s fire engine was built in Seneca Falls, N.Y., ... At 6 p.m. on July 17, 1879, the new fire engine was run down to Grove Street for its first official public demonstration.

Engine 17 responded to the scene and carefully retrieved the ducklings, using what the Boise Fire Department described as "swift teamwork and gentle hands" to reunite the young birds with their ...

The call came in to Ada County dispatch about 7 p.m. Monday that a water main broke near the Boise State campus. The fire engine that responded ended up sliding through the pavement and getting ...