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City officials have said Newark cannot afford to match the salaries of other central Ohio communities. The fire department’s overtime budget was cut from $750,000 last year to $600,000 for 2025.
NEWARK — The Newark Fire Department is on pace for more than $700,000 in overtime payments this year, based on costs during the first six months. Lower salaries than other central Ohio ...
The New Jersey cargo ship fire that killed two firefighters at Port Newark has been contained to one section of the vessel as firefighters continue to battle the blaze Saturday.
The Newark Fire Department is currently five employees shy of being ... NEWARK, Ohio — It’s the cost of ... NFD went on more than 12,400 calls and Garwick says that number jumps about eight ...
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.
Michele Brooks, whose husband Firefighter Wayne Brooks Jr. died while fighting a cargo ship fire on July 5, 2023, in Newark, N.J. speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Union N ...
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.
Firefighter union calls for increased safety measures after fatal Newark fire by: Dan Mannarino , Kala Rama , Veronica Rosario Posted: Jul 13, 2023 / 02:30 PM EDT ...
The fire division and other local departments responded to a call of a residential fire in the 300 block of Meadowbrook Drive just before 6 a.m. Credit: Newark Division of Fire Author: 10TV Web Staff ...
Newark community mourns 2 little girls killed in house fire 01:35. NEWARK, N.J. -- Two girls, 6 and 8, died in a fire that tore through a multi-family home overnight in Newark, New Jersey ...
A fire that broke out Wednesday aboard a large cargo ship docked in New Jersey's Port Newark was still burning Friday, and is expected to burn for several more days, officials said.
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – A Newark woman is in critical condition after a large fire destroyed a home early Wednesday morning. At 5:53 a.m., the Newark Division of Fire said it responded to a ...