A Mt. Vernon, NY firefighter collapsed at a fire scene Thursday morning after suffering an apparent heart attack and later died. Firefighters had responded to a house fire on Lorraine Avenue around 4AM. The deceased firefighter is Kevin Townes, 54, a longtime firefighter, Fire Commissioner Noah Lighty said. Further details about his death were not...Read More
A Worcester firefighter was killed after he was trapped in an early morning three-alarm blaze Thursday that left another firefighter seriously injured. The fire at the apartment complex on Arlington Street broke out before dawn amid during heavy wind gusts that complicated the firefight for crews. At least one firefighter was reportedly trapped in the...Read More
A man armed with several high-powered rifles and handguns fired shots out of a burning Washougal home "continually for well over an hour-and-a-half," according to Sgt. Kevin Allais with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. One of the bullets smashed the driver’s side window of a patrol car as an officer approached the scene. The bullet...Read More
A day before visitation services for a fallen Kanawha County firefighter, sheriff’s deputies arrested the man they believe is responsible for the blaze that ultimately led to the fireman’s death. Charles "Darren" Roberts was arrested Wednesday night on charges of third-degree arson for setting a fire late Saturday night near the Steven Wayne Smith on...Read More
