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A man died after getting trapped under a large tree that he was attempting to cut down Monday morning, according to the ...
Danny Lane, 74, died after being struck by a tree that he and a neighbor were attempting to cut down in Licking County.
Jeremy Blake became Newark, Ohio’s first out city councilmember in 2014, when he was first elected to represent the city’s second ward. “Newark is my hometown; I’ve lived here all my life. So, people ...
The chairman of the NTSB called out the Newark Fire Department and said their firefighters were poorly trained before fighting the massive cargo ship fire and they are still poorly trained after.
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. Fire Chief Brandon Metzger said ...
Brooks and Augie Acabou of the Newark Fire Department rushed onto a burning cargo ship at Port Newark on July 5 when everyone else ran out. "It changed my whole life," said Acabou's mother Maria.
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.J.
Newark, N.J. Assistant Public Safety Director Rufus Jackson wipes away tears during a hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Union N.J. into the July 5, 2023, fire in Newark that killed two city ...
The staffing issue was first mentioned Tuesday, with the Newark Fire Department down to around under 400 firefighters. A statement issued by Baraka and Public Safety Director Fitz Frage‘ said ...
Wayne Brooks, 49, and Augusto Acabou, 45, of the Newark Fire Department died in the fire. Acabou was a nine-year veteran of the department and Brooks had served for nearly 17 years.
The fire continued to burn Friday. PORT NEWARK, N.J. -- The fire on a cargo ship at Port Newark that killed two firefighters over 30 hours prior continued to burn Friday morning.
The fire continued to burn Friday. PORT NEWARK, N.J. -- The fire on a cargo ship at Port Newark that killed two firefighters over 30 hours prior continued to burn Friday morning.