NEWARK − Lt. Darby Rehbeck and firefighter Aaron Berkley of the Newark Fire Department have received the Ohio Fire Service Valor Award for their efforts in rescuing a woman from a fire the day ...

The fire department’s overtime budget was cut from $750,000 last year to $600,000 for 2025. Safety Director Tim Hickman said it is on pace to top $1 million.

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — Firefighters rescued a woman from a large house fire in Newark Friday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., Newark firefighters responded to a fire on the 300 block of Mt. Vernon Road.

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — The Newark Fire Department is continuing to work through the aftermath of a warehouse fire Sunday morning on W. Main St. The department said that W. Main Street will remain ...

The salary remains well below other Ohio cities with comparable populations to Newark. In Cuyahoga Falls, the starting salary for a firefighter had been around $60,000 as of 2023.

Also, Garwick says Newark is looked at as a stepping stone with good workers traveling to other departments in central Ohio for better pay. Many departments, Garwick says, pay upwards of $25,000 more.

David Decker – Newark Fire Department was dispatched to a report of house fire on April 20th, 2018 at 0613 hours. NFD responded with two engines, two ladders, two medics and a chief officer for ...

An Ohio fire department has unveiled a new permanent display to honor its fallen firefighters. Newark Division of Fire's new memorial at its Station 1 features the plaques of eight firefighters ...